Whate'er my God ordains is right

1 Whate'er my God ordains is right;
His will is ever just;
Howe'er He orders now my cause
I will be still and trust
He is my God;
Though dark my road,
He holds me that I shall not fall,
Wherefore to him I leave it all.

2 Whate'er my God ordains is right:
He never will deceive;
He leads me by the proper path;
And so to Him I cleave,
And take content
What He hath sent;
His hand can turn my griefs away,
And patiently I wait His day.

3 Whate'er my God ordains is right:
Though I the cup must drink
That bitter seems to my faint heart,
I will not fear nor shrink;
Tears pass away
When dawn of day;
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart,
And pain and sorrow shall depart.

4 Whate'er my God ordains is right;
My light, my life is He,
Who cannot will me aught but good;
I trust Him utterly;
For well I know,
In joy or woe,
We soon shall see, as sunlight clear,
How faithful was our guardian here.

5 Whate'er my God ordains is right:
Here will I take my stand
Though sorrow, need, or death make earth
For me a desert land.
My Father's care
Is round me there,
He holds me that I shall not fall;
And so to Him I leave it all.

The Hymnal: revised and enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892