1 My times of sorrow and of joy,
Great God, are in thy hand;
My choicest comforts come from thee,
And go at thy command.
2 If thou shouldst take them all away,
Yet would I not repine;
Before they were possessed by me,
They were entirely thine.
3 Nor would I drop a murmuring word,
Though the whole world were gone,
But seek enduring happiness
In thee, and thee alone.
Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #729
First Line: | My times of sorrow and of joy Great God! are in thy hand |
Title: | Resignation? or, God Our Portion |
Author: | Benjamin Beddome (1787) |
Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
Source: | Appeared posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818); John Rippon, A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, 1787 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
My times of sorrow and of joy. B. Beddome. [Resignation.] Written on Jan. 4, 1778, and published in Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1787, No. 276, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, and headed "Resignation; or God's Portion." In R. Hall's posthumous edition of Beddome's Hymns, &c, 1817, No. 222, it is simply entitled "Resignation." It is a striking coincidence that, unknown to Beddome, his son, Dr. Benjamin Beddome, died of a fever in Edinburgh on the day that this hymn was written. Dr. Rippon says, in the Baptist Register, 1794, that the father preached on that day (Sunday) from Psalms xxxi. 15, "My times are in Thy hand," and that this hymn was sung at the close of the Sermon. It is very plaintive, and well suited for private use. It is in several modern collections, including the Baptist Psalms & Hymns, 1858 and 1880.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)