1 My time are in Thy hand, O gracious Lord;
So help me to improve each moment giv’n,
That, guided by Thy Spirit thro’ Thy Word,
I shall make progress tow’rd the gate of Heav’n.
Refrain:
My times are in Thy hand,
My times are in Thy hand.
2 My times are in Thy hand; I will not strive
To change the course which Thou for me hast planned;
Nor in my foolish haste would I presume
To doubt the wisdom of Thy guiding hand. [Refrain]
3 My times are in Thy hand; I will not fear
The angry menace of an evil world;
Content to know that Thou art ever near
To shield me from all darts by Satan hurled. [Refrain]
4 And so, O Lord, I would securely rest;
And trust Thee where I cannot understand;
Assured that what Thou dost is for the best,
And that my times are ever in Thy hand. [Refrain]
Source: Glad Tidings in Song #53
James Montgomery (b. Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1771; d. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 1854), the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school, Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. He was editor of the Sheffield Iris (1796-1827), a newspaper that sometimes espoused radical causes. Montgomery was imprisoned briefly when he printed a song that celebrated the fall of the Bastille and again when he described a riot in Sheffield that reflected unfavorably on a military commander. He also protested against slavery, the lot of boy chimney sweeps, and lotteries. Associated with Christians of various persuasions, Montgomery supported missio… Go to person page >
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