A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#459

459. How gracious and how wise

1 How gracious and how wise
Is our chastising God!
And O! how rich the blessings are,
That blossom from his rod!

2 He lifts it up on high,
With pity in his heart;
That ev'ry stroke his children feel
May grace and peace impart.

3 Instruct thus, they bow
And own his sov'reign sway;
They turn their erring footsteps back
To his forsaken way.

4 His cov'nant love they seek,
And seek the happy bands
that closer still engage their hearts,
To honour his commands.

5 Submissive, Lord! we yield
To discipline divine,
And bless the pains that make us still
More uniformly thine.

Text Information

• First Line: How gracious and how wise
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: The Troubles of Life

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