The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15831

15831. O'erwhelmed With Wonder And Surprise

1 O’erwhelmed with wonder and surprise,
Amid dark scenes of providence,
To Heav’n we raise our suppliant eyes,
And wait for light and guidance thence.

2 Saints for a time may be oppressed,
And broken with repeated woes;
But God will give them ease and rest,
And plead their cause against their foes.

3 Or if His anger grow severe,
‘Tis but to purge away their sin;
And though the furnace He prepare,
It is to make their graces shine.

4 Thick clouds may veil His awful throne,
And wrathful arrows fly abroad;
Yet to His saints He still is known,
The righteous and the faithful God.

Text Information

• First Line: O’erwhelmed with wonder and surprise
• Title: O'erwhelmed With Wonder And Surprise
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BRESLAU from "As Hymnodus Sacer", CANNONS by George F. Handel, CATHEDRAL CHANT by Anonymous, BRYNTEG by John A. Lloyd, Sr.

Tune Information

• Name: CLOLATA
• Composer: W. St. Clair Palmer (1893)
• Meter: LM
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain