
Author: James Merrick Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16699 Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Author of good! we rest on Thee Lyrics:
1 Author of good! we rest on Thee:
Thine ever-watchful eye
Alone our real wants can see,
Thy hand alone supply.
2 Oh! let Thy power within us dwell,
Thy love our footsteps guide!
That love shall vainer loves expel,
That fear all fears beside.
3 And since, by passion’s force subdued,
Too oft, with stubborn will,
We blindly shun the latent good,
And grasp the specious ill:
4 Not what we wish, but what we want*,
Let mercy still supply:
The good unmasked, let mercy grant,
The ill, though asked, deny!
Languages: English Tune Title: SPRING