The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#668

668. Whate'er my God ordains is right

1 Whate'er my God ordains is right;
His will is ever just;
Howe'er He orders now my cause
I will be still and trust
He is my God;
Though dark my road,
He holds me that I shall not fall,
Wherefore to him I leave it all.

2 Whate'er my God ordains is right:
He never will deceive;
He leads me by the proper path;
And so to Him I cleave,
And take content
What He hath sent;
His hand can turn my griefs away,
And patiently I wait His day.

3 Whate'er my God ordains is right:
Though I the cup must drink
That bitter seems to my faint heart,
I will not fear nor shrink;
Tears pass away
When dawn of day;
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart,
And pain and sorrow shall depart.

4 Whate'er my God ordains is right;
My light, my life is He,
Who cannot will me aught but good;
I trust Him utterly;
For well I know,
In joy or woe,
We soon shall see, as sunlight clear,
How faithful was our guardian here.

5 Whate'er my God ordains is right:
Here will I take my stand
Though sorrow, need, or death make earth
For me a desert land.
My Father's care
Is round me there,
He holds me that I shall not fall;
And so to Him I leave it all.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Whate'er my God ordains is right
• Title: Whate'er my God ordains is right
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1858)
• Author: Rev. Samuel Rodigast (1675)
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Burial of the Dead; Home and Personal Use; Faith; Submission
• Notes: Tune name in index: VOX CELESTIS

Tune Information

• Name: [Whate'er my God ordains is right]
• Composer: W. H. Walter, Mus. Doc
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: F Major