The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#64

64. Lord, how mysterious are thy ways!

1 Lord, how mysterious are thy ways!
How blind are we, how mean our praise!
Thy steps no mortal eyes explore;
'Tis ours to wonder and adore.

2 I do not ask that I may see
What in the future waits for me;
Let righteousness attend my days,
And thine shall be the humble praise.

3 Are darkness and distress my share?
Give me to trust thy guardian care;
Enough for me, if love divine
At length through every cloud shall shine.

4 Yet this my soul desires to know,
Be this my only wish below,
That Christ is mine! this great request,
Grant, bounteous God, and I am blest.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, how mysterious are thy ways!
• Author: Anne Steele
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Attributes and Providence of God
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: HEBRON
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #58, 23, or 51.