Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#490

490. 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: Samuel Longfellow, 1819 - 92
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Aspiration; The Life In Christ: Comfort and Rest; The Life In Christ: Contemplation

Tune Information

• Name: O JESU
• Composer: Johann Balthasar Reimann, 1702 - 49
• Meter: 8 6, 8 6, 8 8.
• Key: F Major