[God's way is the best way, though I may not see]

[God's way is the best way, though I may not see]

Composer: Lida Shivers Leech
Published in 25 hymnals


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Composer: Lida Shivers Leech

Born: Ju­ly 12, 1873, May­ville, New Jer­sey. Died: March 4, 1962, Long Beach, Cal­i­for­nia. Leech spent her child­hood in Cape May Court House, New Jer­sey, and at­tend­ed Co­lum­bia Un­i­ver­si­ty and Tem­ple Un­i­ver­si­ty. She played the or­gan at Be­tha­ny Meth­od­ist Church in Cam­den, New Jer­sey, served as ac­com­pa­nist at evan­gel­i­cal serv­ic­es, and wrote some 500 hymn tunes in her life­time. Sources-- Emurian, pp. 112-3 Reynolds, p. 336 Lyrics-- God’s Way Is Best I Have Re­deemed Thee I’ll Go Any­where No Fault in Him Some Day He’ll Make It Plain Thine for Ser­vice Trust Me, Try Me, Prove Me © 1928 When the Veil is Lifte… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [God's way is the best way, though I may not see]
Composer: Lida Shivers Leech
Meter: 11.11.11.11.6.6.6.5
Incipit: 31234 32732 13123
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

God's Way

God’s way is the best way, though I may not see
Why sorrows and trials oft gather ’round me;
He ever is seeking my gold to refine,
So humbly I trust Him, my Savior divine.

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Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Sacred Songs for Organ No. 3: Registrations for Hammond and Pipe Organ
    Composer/Editor Peter Slack
    Published By: The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company (1965) pp. 1

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #11548
Text: God's Way
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
Small Church Music #4299
Text: God's way is the best way
  • PDF Score (PDF)

Instances

Instances (1 - 25 of 25)
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Christian Service Songs #266

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Gloria in Excelsis #162

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Gospel Gems Number 1 #75

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Hall-Mack Company's Book of Sacred Selections for Men's Voices #5

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Hymns of Pentecost #85

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Hymns We Love #100

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Ideal Sunday School Hymns #174

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Life Songs #90

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Magnificat #119

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New Songs of Pentecost No. 3 #83

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New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #94

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Old Songs of the Church #25

Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 #122

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Rose of Sharon Hymns #540

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #507

Audio

Small Church Music #4299

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Songs of Faith and Triumph 1, 2 and 3 Combined #25

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The Cyber Hymnal #11548

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The Gospel in Song #243

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The Gospel Message No. 1 #22

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The Gospel Message No. 3 #89

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The New Christian Hymnal #290

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The Voice of Praise No. 3 #81

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Timeless Truths #1114

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生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #48

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