Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#143

143. What our Father does is well

1 What our Father does is well;
Blessed truth—His children tell!
Though He send for plenty want,
Though the harvest store be scant,
Yet we rest upon His love,
Seeking better things above.

2 What our Father does, is well;
Shall the willful heart rebel?
If a blessing He withhold
In the field or in the fold,
Is He not Himself to be
All our store eternally?

3 What our Father does is well;
May the thought within us dwell;
Though nor milk nor honey flow
In our barren Canaan now,
God can save us in our need,
God can bless us, God can feed.

4 What our Father does, is well;
Though He sadden hill and dell,
Upward yet our praises rise
For the strength His Word supplies.
He has called us sons of God;
Can we murmur at His rod?

5 Therefore unto Him we raise
Hymns of glory, songs of praise:
To the Father, and the Son,
And the Spirit, Three in One,
Honor might and glory be
Now and through eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: What our Father does is well
• Author: Benjamin Schmolke (1720)
• Translator: Sir Henry Williams Baker (1861)
• Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Harvest: Failure of Harvest; The Church Year: Harvest
• Notes: From the German text: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, so denken

Tune Information

• Name: TOPLADY (Rock of Ages)
• Composer: Thomas Hastings, Mus. Doc. (1830)
• Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
• Key: B♭ Major