My God, the Covenant of Thy Love

My God

the co­ve­nant of Thy love

Abides for ev­er sure

And in its match­less grace I feel

My hap­pi­ness se­cure.

What though my house be not with Thee

As na­ture could de­sire?

To nob­ler joys

than na­ture gives

Thy serv­ants all as­pire.

Since Thou

the ev­er­last­ing God

My Fa­ther art be­come;

Jesus

my guard­ian

and my friend

And Heav’n my fi­nal home.

I wel­come all Thy sov­er­eign will

For all that will is love:

And

when I know not what Thou dost

I wait the light ab­ove.

Thy co­ve­nant in the dark­est gloom

Shall heav’n­ly rays im­part

Which

when my eye­lids close in death

Shall warm my chill­ing heart.