The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors ‎#XXV

XXV. Exhortation to trust in Providence

1 Give to the winds thy fears,
Hope and be undismay'd,
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears,
God shall lift up thy head.

2 Thro' waves and clouds and storms,
He gently clears thy way;
Wait thou his time, so shall this night
Soon end in joyous day.

3 Still heavy is thy heart,
Still sink thy spirits down;
Cast off the weight, let fear depart,
And every care be gone.

4 What tho' thou rulest not,
Yet heav'n, and earth, and hell,
Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne,
And ruleth all things well.

5 Leave to his sov'reign sway
To chuse and to command,
So shalt thou wond'ring own his way,
How wise, how strong his hand!

6 Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
When fully he the work that wrought,
That caus'd thy needless fear.

7 Thou seest our weakness, Lord,
Our hearts are known to thee;
O lift thou up the sinking heart,
Confirm the feeble knee.

8 Let us in life, in death,
Thy stedfast truth declare,
And publish with our latest breath
Thy love and guardian care.

Text Information

• First Line: Give to the winds thy fears
• Title: Exhortation to trust in Providence
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Topic: Providence: Trust in

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