Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#582

582. Whate'er our God ordains is right

1 Whate’er our God ordains is right;
Holy his will abideth;
I will be still whate’er he doth,
And follow where he guideth.
He is my God;
Though dark my road,
He holds me that I shall not fall;
Wherefore to him I leave it all.

2 Whate’er our God ordains is right;
He never will deceive me;
He leads me by the proper path;
I know he will not leave me,
I take, content,
What he hath sent;
His hand can turn my griefs away,
And patiently I wait his day.

3 Whate’er our God ordains is right;
Though now this cup, in drinking,
May bitter seem to my faint heart,
I take it, all unshrinking;
Tears pass away
With dawn of day;
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart,
And pain and sorrow shall depart.

4 Whate’er our God ordains is right;
Here shall my stand be taken;
Though sorrow, need, or death be mine,
Yet am I not forsaken;
My Father’s care
Is round me there;
He holds me that I shall not fall,
And so to Him I leave it all.

Text Information

• First Line: Whate'er our God ordains is right
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78
• Author: Samuel Rodigast, 1649 - 1708
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life In Christ: Comfort and Rest

Tune Information

• Name: WAS GOTT TUT
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 4 4, 8 8.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Weimar Gesangbuch, 1681