844. What God Ordains Is Always Good

1 What God ordains is always good:
his will is just and holy.
As he directs my life for me,
I follow meek and lowly.
My God indeed in ev'ry need
knows well how he will shield me;
to him, then, I will yield me.

2 What God ordains is always good:
he never will deceive me;
he leads me in his righteous way
and never will he leave me.
I take content what he has sent;
his hand that sends me sadness
will turn my tears to gladness.

3 What God ordains is always good:
though I the cup am drinking
which savors now of bitterness,
I take it without shrinking.
For after grief God grants relief,
my heart with comfort filling
and all my sorrow stilling.

4 What God ordains is always good:
this truth remains unshaken.
Though sorrow, need, or death be mine,
I shall not be forsaken.
I fear no harm, for with his arm
he will embrace and shield me;
so to my God I yield me.

Text Information
First Line: What God ordains is always good
Title: What God Ordains Is Always Good
Author: Samuel Rodigast, 1649-1708 (abr.)
Meter: 87 87 44 77
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Hope and Comfort
Source: Tr.: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: WAS GOTT TUT
Composer: Severus Gastorius, 1646-1682
Meter: 87 87 44 77
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941
Copyright: Public Domain



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