Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#402

402. Whate'er my God ordains is right

1 Whate’er my God ordains is right;
Holy His will abideth;
I will be still, whate’er He doth
And follow where He guideth.
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 me;
He leads me by the proper path:
I know He will not leave me,
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 now this cup in drinking
May bitter seem to my faint heart,
I take it, all unshrinking:
Tears pass away
With dawn of day;
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart,
And pain and sorrow shall depart.

4 Whate’er my God ordains is right;
Here shall my stand be taken;
Though sorrow, need, or death be mine,
Yet I am not forsaken;
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
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1863)
• Author: Samuel Rodigast (1676)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Cross and Comfort

Tune Information

• Name: WAS GOTT THUT DAS IST WOHLGETAN
• Composer: Severus Gastorius (1675 (?))
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 4 4, 8 8
• Key: G Major