1 Give to the winds thy fears,
hope and be undismayed;
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears;
God shall lift up thy head.
2 Through waves and clouds and storms,
He gently clears the way;
wait thou His time, so shall this night
soon end in joyous day.
3 Still heavy is thy heart,
still sink thy spirits down?
Cast off the weight, let fear depart,
and every care be gone.
4 What though thou rulest not,
yet heav'n, and earth, and hell
proclaim, God sitteth on the throne,
and ruleth all things well.
5 Leave to His sov'reign sway
to choose and to command,
so shalt thou wond'ring own His way,
how wise, how strong His hand!
6 Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear
when fully He the work hath wrought,
that caused thy needless fear.
7 Thou seest our weakness, Lord,
our hearts are known to Thee;
O lift Thou up the sinking heart,
confirm the feeble knee.
8 Let us in life, in death,
Thy steadfast truth declare,
and publish with our latest breath
Thy love and guardian care.
Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #406
First Line: | Give to the winds thy fears |
Title: | Give to the Winds Thy Fears |
Original Language: | German |
Author: | Paul Gerhardt (1656) |
Translator: | John Wesley |
Meter: | 6.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |