A Selection of Hymns ‎#XXXIII

XXXIII. Providence equitable and kind

1 Thro' all the various shifting scene
Of life's mistaken ill or good;
Thy hand, O God, conducts unseen
The beautiful vicissitude.

2 Thou givest with paternal care,
Howe'er unjustly we complain,
To each their necessary share
Of joy and sorrow, health and pain.

3 Trust we to youth, or friends, or power,
Fix we on this terrestrial ball?
When most secure, the coming hour,
If thou see fit, may blast them all.

4 When lowest sunk with grief and shame,
Fill'd with affliction's bitter cup,
Lost to relations, friends, and fame,
Thy pow'rful hand can raise us up.

5 Thy powerful consolations cheer,
Thy smiles suppress the deep-fetch'd sigh,
Thy hand can dry the trickling tear
That secret wets the widow's eye.

6 All things on earth, and all in Heaven
On thy eternal will depend;
And all for greater good were given,
And all shall in thy glory end.

7 This be my care; to all beside
Indifferent let my wishes be;
"Passion be calm; and dumb be pride,
"And fix'd, O God, my soul on thee."

Text Information

• First Line: Thro' all the various shifting scene
• Title: Providence equitable and kind
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107
• Topic: Creation and Providence; Providence: Equitable and king

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