Rejoice in the Lord ‎#153

153. Whate'er My God Ordains Is Right

1 Whate'er my God ordains is right;
his holy will abideth;
I will be still, whate'er he doth,
and follow where he guideth.
He is my God; though dark the 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;
here shall my stand by taken;
though sorrow, need, or death be mine,
yet am I not forsaken;
my Father's care is round me there;
he hold me that I shall not fall,
and so to him I leave it all.

Text Information

• First Line: Whate'er my God ordains is right
• Title: Whate'er My God Ordains Is Right
• Author: Samuel Rodigast, 1649-1708 (1675)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1863)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.44.88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Psalm 23:3
  ;
  Psalm 116:8
• Topic: Faith and Aspiration
• Source: Was Got thut

Tune Information

• Name: WAS GOTT TUT
• Composer (melody later form): Severus Gastorius (1681)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.44.88
• Key: F Major