The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5701

5701. Put Thou Thy Trust in God

1. Put thou thy trust in God,
In duty’s path go on;
Walk in His strength with faith and hope,
So shall thy work be done.

2. Commit thy ways to Him,
Thy works into His hands,
And rest on His unchanging Word,
Who Heav’n and earth commands.

3. Though years on years roll on,
His cov’nant shall endure;
Though clouds and darkness hide His path,
The promised grace is sure.

4. Give to the winds Thy fears;
Hope, and be undismayed;
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears;
God shall lift up thy head.

5. Through waves, and clouds, and storms,
His power will clear thy way;
Wait thou His time, the darkest night
Shall end in brightest day.

6. Leave to His sovereign sway
To choose and to command;
So shalt thou, wond’ring, own His way,
How wise, how strong His hand.

Text Information

• First Line: Put thou thy trust in God
• Title: Put Thou Thy Trust in God
• German Title: Befiehl du deine Wege
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1656)
• Translator (from German): John Wesley
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Translation in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1739; The version given here appeared anonymously in the Mitre Hymn Book, 1836, number 77
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DONCASTER
• Composer: Samuel Wesley (1837)
• Meter: SM
• Incipit: 51346 55657 12551
• Key: D Major
• Source: Psalms and Hymns for the Ser­vice of the Church, 1837
• Copyright: Public Domain