American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#281

281. What God Ordains Is Always Good

1 What God ordains is always good:
No wrong His will intendeth.
In wisdom He directs my course
And all my trouble endeth.
Why should I fear when He is near?
Tho' need and want o'ertake me,
He never will forsake me.

2 What God ordains is always good:
He will not, then, deceive me.
I fully trust His guiding hand,
No painful doubts can grieve me.
His loving care each day I share,
Tho' sorrows sore depress me,
He will in mercy bless me.

3 What God ordains is always good:
This thought sweet comfort lendeth.
My great Physician, good and true,
Naught that is harmful sendeth.
My wounded soul He maketh whole
And saveth by His power
Though ills like mountains tower.

4 What God ordains is always good:
And though the cup selected
Too bitter to my taste may seem,
It must not be rejected.
For in the end God help will send;
He will dispel all sadness
And fill my soul with gladness.

5 What God ordains is always good:
Here shall my stand be taken;
Tho' dark and lone my way appear,
I shall not be forsaken.
In God's embrace I have a place;
His loving arm will shield me,
And so to Him I yield me.

Text Information

• First Line: What God ordains is always good
• Title: What God Ordains Is Always Good
• German Title: Was Gott tut, das ist Wohlgetan
• Author: Samuel Rodegast (1676)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 4 4 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Christian Life: Cross and Comfort
• Source: Tr. Composite

Tune Information

• Name: HOPE
• Composer: C. Gastorius (1670)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 4 4 8 8
• Key: F Major
• Source: German chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist Wohlgetan

Text Information:

Tr. Composite