The Hymnal ‎#79

79. I look to Thee in every need

1 I look to Thee in every need,
And never look in vain;
I feel Thy strong and tender love,
And all is well again:
The thought of Thee is mightier far
Than sin and pain and sorrow are.

2 Discouraged in the work of life,
Disheartened by its load,
Shamed by its failures or its fears,
I sink beside the road;
But let me only think of Thee
And then new heart springs up in me.

3 Thy calmness bends serene above,
My restlessness to still;
Around me flows Thy quickening life,
To nerve my faltering will:
Thy presence fills my solitude;
Thy providence turns all to good.

4 Embosomed deep in Thy dear love,
Held in Thy law, I stand;
Thy hand in all things I behold,
And all things in Thy hand;
Thou leadest me by unsought ways,
And turn'st my mourning into praise.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I look to Thee in every need
• Author: Rev. Samuel Longfellow (1864)
• Meter: 8. 6. 8. 6. 8. 8.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: God the Father: His Love and Fatherhood; Aspiration; Calmness; Christ: Presence, His Living; Comfort; God: Guidance, His; God: Love and Fatherhood, His; God: Presence, His Abiding; Hope; Inner Life, The; Love and Communion; Meditation; Rest; Trust and Confidence

Tune Information

• Name: O JESU
• Meter: 8. 6. 8. 6. 8. 8.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Melody in the "Hirschberg Gesangbuch," 1741