Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#579

579. Put thou thy trust in God

1 Put thou thy trust in God,
In duty’s path go on;
Walk in his strength with faith and hope,
So shall thy work be done.

2 Commit thou all thy griefs
And ways into his hands,
To his sure truth and tender care
Who earth and heaven commands.

3 Who points the clouds their course,
Whom winds and seas obey,
He shall direct thy wandering feet,
He shall prepare thy way. A-men.

4 Leave to his sovereign sway
To choose and to command;
So shalt thou, wondering, own his way,
How wise, how strong his hand.

5 Thy everlasting truth,
Father, thy ceaseless love
Sees all thy children's wants, and knows
What best for each will prove.

6 Let us, in life, in death,
Thy steadfast truth declare,
And publish with our latest breath
Thy love and guardian care.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Put thou thy trust in God
• Translator: John Wesley, 1703 - 91
• Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607 - 76
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life In Christ: Comfort and Rest

Tune Information

• Name: NARENZA
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: J. Leisentrit, Catholicum Hymnologium, 1587