Hymns to the Living God ‎#314

314. Give to the Winds Thy Fears

1 Give to the winds thy fears,
hope and be undismayed;
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears;
God shall lift up thy head.

2 Through waves and clouds and storms,
He gently clears the way;
wait thou His time, so shall this night
soon end in joyous day.

3 Still heavy is thy heart,
still sink thy spirits down?
Cast off the weight, let fear depart,
and ev'ry care be gone.

4 What though thou rulest not,
yet heav'n, and earth, and hell
proclaim, God sitteth on the throne,
and ruleth all things well.

5 Leave to His sov'reign sway
to choose and to command,
so shalt thou wond'ring own His way,
how wise, how strong His hand!

6 Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
when fully He the work hath wrought,
that caused thy needless fear.

7 Thou seest our weakness, Lord,
our hearts are known to Thee;
O lift Thou up the sinking heart,
confirm the feeble knee.

8 Let us in life, in death,
Thy steadfast truth declare,
and publish with our latest breath
Thy love and guardian care.

Text Information

• First Line: Give to the winds thy fears
• Title: Give to the Winds Thy Fears
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1656)
• Translator: John Wesley (1739)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Topic: Comfort, Death, and Glory
• Notes: Alternate tune: FESTAL SONG, no. 259

Tune Information

• Name: ST. BRIDE
• Composer: Samuel Howard (1762)
• Meter: SM
• Key: g minor