Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#III

III. Praise for Providence

1 Thy ways, O LORD, with wise design,
Are fram'd upon thy throne above,
And ev'ry dark or bending line,
Meets in the centre of thy love.

2 With feeble light, and half obscure,
Poor mortals thy arrangements view,
Not knowing that the least are sure,
And the mysterious just and true.

3 Thy flock, thy own peculiar care,
Tho' now they seem to roam uney'd,
Are led or driven only where
They best and safest may abide.

4 They neither know, nor trace the way,
But trusting to thy piercing Eye;
None of their feet to ruin stray,
Nor shall the weakest fail or die.

5 My favor'd soul shall meekly learn,
To lay her reason at thy throne;
Too weak thy secrets to discern,
I'll trust thee for my guide alone.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy ways, O LORD, with wise design
• Title: Praise for Providence
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Matthew 5:45
  ;
  Acts 14:17
  ;
  Psalm 145:16
• Topic: Creation, Providence, Redemption and Salvation, celebrated in Songs of Praise
• Source: Rippon's Coll.

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