Text:Commit thy way, confiding
Author:Paul Gerhardt
Author:Rev. Henry Mills, D. D.
Tune:COMMIT THY WAY (Befiehl du deine Wege)

411. Commit thy way, confiding

1 Commit thy way, confiding,
When trials here arise,
To Him whose hand is guiding
The tumults of the skies.
There clouds and tempests, raging,
Have each their path assigned;
Will God, for thee engaging,
No way of safety find?

2 Trust in the Lord! His favor
Will for thy wants provide;
Regard His word!--and ever
Thy work shall safe abide.
When sorrows here o'ertake thee,
And self-inflicted care,
Let not thy God forsake thee!
He listens for thy prayer.

3 Should Satan league his forces,
God's purpose to withstand,
Think not their rage and curses
Can stay His lifted hand!
When He makes known His pleasure,
The counsel of His will,
That, in its utmost measure,
Will He at last fulfill.

4 Hope on then, weak believer,
Hope on, and falter not!
He will thy soul deliver
From deeps of troubled thought.
Thy graces will He nourish,
With hope thy heart employ,
Till faith and hope shall flourish
And yield their fruits of joy.

5 Well blest, His grace receiving,
God owns thee for a son!
With joy, and with thanksgiving,
Behold the victor's crown!
Thy hand the palm-branch raises,
God gives it thee to bear;
Then sing aloud His praises,
Who has removed thy care.

6 The sorrows, Lord, that try us,
O bring them to an end!
With needed strength supply us!
Thy love to us commend!
That we, till death pursuing
Thy best, Thy chosen way,
May then, our life renewing,
Praise Thee in endless day.

Text Information
First Line: Commit thy way, confiding
Author: Paul Gerhardt (1656)
Author: Rev. Henry Mills, D. D. (1849)
Meter: No. 13
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Sexagesima; Third Sunday after Trinity; Twenty First Sunday after Trinity (4 more...)
Notes: From the German text: Befiehl du deine Wege
Tune Information
Name: COMMIT THY WAY (Befiehl du deine Wege)
Meter: No. 13
Key: G Major
Source: German



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