Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#417a

417a. When we cannot see our way

1 When we cannot see our way,
Let us trust, and still obey;
He who bids us forward go,
Cannot fail the way to show.

2 Though the sea be deep and wide,
Though a passage be denied;
Fearless let us still proceed,
Since the Lord vouchsafes to lead.

3 Though it seems the gloom of night,
Though we see no ray of light:
Since the Lord Himself is there,
‘Tis not meet that we should fear.

4 Night with Him is never night,
Where He is, there all is light;
When He calls us, why delay?
They are happy who obey.

5 Be it ours then while we’re here,
Him to follow without fear!
Where He calls us, there to go,
What He bids us, that to do.

Text Information

• First Line: When we cannot see our way
• Author: Thomas Kelly (1815)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PLEYEL'S HYMN
• Composer: Ignace J. Pleyel (1790, arr.)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.