Text: | All for the Best |
Author: | Mrs. Annie S. Hawks |
Tune: | [It is all for the best, O my Father] |
Composer: | Robert Lowry |
1 It is all for the best, O my Father,
All for the best, all for the best;
Whether teardrops or smiles be my portion,
Labor or rest;
Thy love each pleasure singles,
Each cup of sorrow mingles;
Thy hand in mercy sends them all,
Great things and small.
Refrain:
All for the best, all for the best;
All for the best, all for the best;
Shadow or sunlight, labor or rest,
It is all for the best.
2 It is all for the best, O my Father,
Poor or in wealth, poor or in wealth;
For thine arm will sustain and uphold me,
In pain or heath;
Thy wisdom guides me ever,
Thy grace forsakes me never,
If I but lean upon Thee, Lord,
Trusting Thy word. [Refrain]
3 It is all for the best, O my Father,
Still for the best, still for the best;
Then I never will shrink from fulfilling
All Thy behest;
I would be Thine in meekness;
Have pity on my weakness;
Let me not lay the burden down;
No cross, no crown. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | It is all for the best, O my Father |
Title: | All for the Best |
Author: | Mrs. Annie S. Hawks |
Refrain First Line: | All for the best, all for the best |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | Faith |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [It is all for the best, O my Father] |
Composer: | Robert Lowry |
Media | |
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MIDI file: | MIDI |