Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#108

108. 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 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.
I 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.
My God is true; each morn anew
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 am I 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.

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; Alt. 1961)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.5.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Genesis 18:25
• Topic: Trust in God; God's Work: His Decrees; God: Justice of; God: Sovereignty of; God: Will of; Patience of Christians; Tribulation and Suffering

Tune Information

• Name: WAS GOTT TUT
• Attributed to: Severus Gastorius
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.5.8.8.
• Key: F Major