Whate’er My God Ordains Is Right

Whate’er my God or­dains is right:

His ho­ly will abid­eth;

I will be still what­e’er He doth;

And fol­low where He guid­eth;

He is my God; though dark my road

He holds me that I shall not fall:

Wherefore to Him I leave it all.

Whate’er my God or­dains is right:

He nev­er will de­ceive me;

He leads me by the pro­per path:

I know He will not leave me.

I take

con­tent

what He hath sent;

His hand can turn my griefs away

And pa­tient­ly I wait His day.

Whate’er my God or­dains is right:

His lov­ing thought at­tends me;

No poi­son can be in the cup

That my phy­si­cian sends me.

My God is true; each morn anew

I’ll trust His grace un­end­ing

My life to Him com­mend­ing.

Whate’er my God or­dains is right:

He is my friend and Fa­ther;

He suf­fers naught to do me harm

Though many storms may ga­ther

Now I may know both joy and woe

Some day I shall see clear­ly

That He hath loved me dear­ly.

Whate’er my God or­dains is right:

Though now this cup

in drink­ing

May bit­ter seem to my faint heart

I take it

all un­shrink­ing.

My God is true; each morn anew

Sweet com­fort yet shall fill my heart

And pain and sor­row shall de­part.

Whate’er my God or­dains is right:

Here shall my stand be taken;

Though sor­row

need

or death be mine

Yet I am not for­sak­en.

My Fa­ther’s care is round me there;

He holds me that I shall not fall:

And so to Him I leave it all.