Voices United ‎#655

655. All My Hope on God Is Founded

1 All my hope on God is founded;
who doth still my trust renew:
I through change and chance am guided,
only good and only true.
God unknown,
God alone
calls my heart eternally home.

2 Human pride and earthly glory,
sword and crown, betray our trust;
what with care and toil is built up,
tower and temple, fall to dust.
But God's power,
hour by hour,
is my temple and my tower.

3 Daily doth the almighty giver
bounteous gifts on us bestow.
God's desire our soul delighteth,
pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand
hand in hand;
joy doth wait on God's command.

4 God's great goodness eye endureth,
deepest wisdom, passing thought:
splendour, light and life attending,
beauty springeth out of naught.
Evermore
from God's store
new-born worlds rise and adore.

Text Information

• First Line: All my hope on God is founded
• Title: All My Hope on God Is Founded
• Author: Joachim Neander (1680)
• Author: Robert Bridges (1899, alt.)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 3 3 7
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: The Church in the World: Commitment: Trust; Building/Bridge; Calling and Response; Change; Commitment; God: Care; God: Creator; God: Power/Might; God: Providence; God: Wisdom; Gratitude; Guidance; Hope; Light; Praise; Trust; Word of God; Epiphany 3: Year A; Epiphany 4: Year A; Advent 1: Year B; Proper 27: Year B; Proper 16: Year C; Proper 21: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: MICHAEL
• Composer: Herbert Howells (1930, 1977)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 3 3 7
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Music copyright © 1968 Novello and Company Ltd. Reprinted by permission of Music Sales Corporation.