Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#413

413. In God, my faithful God

1 In God, my faithful God,
I trust when dark my road;
Though many woes o’ertake me,
Yet He will not forsake me;
His love it is doth send them,
And when ’tis best will end them.

2 My sins assail me sore,
But I despair no more;
I build on Christ who loves me,
From this Rock nothing moves me,
Since I can all surrender
To Him, my soul’s Defender.

3 If death my portion be,
Then death is gain to me,
And Christ my Life for ever,
From whom death cannot sever;
Come when it may, He’ll shield me,
To Him I'll wholly yield me.

4 'So be it,' then I say,
With all my heart each day;
Guide us while here we wander,
Till safely landed yonder,
We too, dear Lord, adore Thee,
And sing for joy before Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: In God, my faithful God
• Author (attributed to): Sigismund Weingärtner (1607)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1863)
• Meter: No. 76
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Sexagesima; Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German text: Auf meinen lieben Gott

Tune Information

• Name: GOETTINGEN (Auf meinen lieben Gott)
• Composer (attributed to): Jacob Regnart (1574)
• Adapter: Johann Hermann Schein (1627)
• Key: d minor
• Notes: Public Domain.