Church Book ‎#434

434. Give to the winds thy fears

1 Give to the winds thy fears,
Hope and be undismayed;
God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears,
God shall lift up thy head.
Through waves and clouds and storms
He gently clears thy way;
Wait thou His time, so shall this night
Soon end in joyous day.

2 Still heavy is thy heart?
Still sink thy spirits down?
Cast off the weight, let fear depart,
And every care be gone.
What though thou rulest not,
Yet heaven and earth and hell
Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne,
And ruleth all things well!

3 Leave to His sovereign sway
To choose and to command:
So shalt thou wondering own, His way,
How wise, how strong His hand!
Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
When fully He the work hath wrought
That caused thy needless fear.

4 Thou seest our weakness, Lord,
Our hearts are known to Thee:
O lift Thou up the sinking hand,
Confirm the feeble knee!
Let us in life, in death,
Thy steadfast Truth declare,
And publish with our latest breath
Thy love and guardian care!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Give to the winds thy fears
• German Title: Befiehl du deine Wege
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1656)
• Translator: John Wesley (1739)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian Life: Trust in God and Providence; Fifth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #361 or #433

Tune Information

• Name: GOUDIMEL
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: From index: Adapted, 1872, Rev. by J. Pearce