The New Century Hymnal ‎#463

463. I Look to You in Every Need

1 I look to you in every need,
and never look in vain;
I feel your strong and tender love,
and all is well again:
The thought of you is mightier far
than sin and pain and sorrow are.

2 Discouraged in the work of life,
disheartened by its load,
Shamed by its failures or its fears,
I sink beside the road;
But let me only think of you
and all my strength returns anew.

3 Serene and calm, you circle me,
my restlessness to still;
Around me flows your quickening life,
to nerve my faltering will:
Your presence fills my solitude;
your providence turns all to good.

4 Enfolded deep in your dear love,
held in your law, I stand;
Your hand in all things I behold,
and all things in your hand;
You lead me in surprising ways,
and turn my mourning into praise.

Text Information

• First Line: I look to you in every need
• Title: I Look to You in Every Need
• Author: Samuel Longfellow (1864, alt.)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: Comfort and Assurance; God: Providence and Goodness of; God: Strength and Refuge of; Year C: Proper 12

Tune Information

• Name: O JESU
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Reimann's Sammlung Alter und Neuer Melodien, 1747