Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#541

541. Give to the winds thy fears

1 Give to the winds thy fears,
Hope, and be undismayed:
God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears;
God shall lift up thy head.

2 Through 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,
Bid every care be gone.

4 What though thou rulest not?
Yet heaven, and earth, and hell
Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne,
And ruleth all things well!

5 Leave to His sovereign sway
To choose and to command;
So shalt thou wondering own His way,
How wise, how strong His hand.

6 Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
When fully He the work hath wrought
That caused thy needless fear.

7 Thou seest our weakness, Lord;
Our hearts are known to Thee;
O lift Thou up the sinking hand,
Confirm the feeble knee!

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

Text Information

• First Line: Give to the winds thy fears
• Author: J. Wesley, 1703-1791
• Alterer: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Comfort and Sympathy; Providence

Tune Information

• Name: CHISELHURST
• Composer: Sir Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: G Major or modal