Tune: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
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From God I will not wander,
For He’ll not wend from me.
On paths that shall not founder
He leads, else I would stray.
He guides me with His hand,
By day and night is heedful
And gives me what is needful,
Where’er I go or stand.When man’s help and affection
Shall unavailing prove,
God grants me His protection
And shows His pow’r and love.
He helps in ev’ry need,
From sin and shame redeems me,
From chains and bonds reclaims me,
Yea, e’en from death I’m freed.God shall be my Reliance
In sorrow’s darkest night;
Its dread I bid defiance
When He is at my side.
I unto Him commend
My body, soul, and spirit—
They are His own by merit—
All’s well then at the end.Whate’er shall be His pleasure
Is surely best for me;
He sent His dearest Treasure
That our weak hearts may see
His good and gracious will.
In His own Son He gave us
Whate’er can bless and save us;
Praise Him who loves us still!Oh, praise Him, for He never
Forgets our daily need;
Oh, blest the hour whenever
To Him our thoughts can speed;
Yea, all the time we spend
Without Him is but wasted,
Till we His joys have tasted,
The joy that hath no end.Yea, when the world shall perish
With all its pomp and pride,
All that we once did cherish
No longer shall abide.
But though in death they make
The deepest grave our cover,
When there our sleep is over,
God shall us then awake.Our soul shall never perish,
But in yon paradise
The joys of heav’n shall cherish.
Our body shall arise
Pure, holy, new-born, free
From ev’ry sin and evil;
The tempting of the devil
We then no more shall see.What though I here must suffer
Distress and trials sore,
I merit ways still rougher;
And yet there is in store
For me eternal bliss,
Yea, pleasures without measure,
Since Christ is now my Treasure
And shall be evermore.Such is His will that made us.
The Father seeks our good;
The Son of sin doth rid us,
And saves us by His blood;
His Spirit rules our ways,
Through faith in us abiding,
To heav’n our footsteps guiding.
To Him be thanks and praise!
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
Ludwig Helmbold, 1563
Tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt.
Source: Sts. 2–3, 5–6, 8, The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, No. 393, alt.
Sts. 1, 4, 7, 9, Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book, 1927, No. 509, alt.
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