LEAVE God to order all thy ways, And hope in Him whate’er betide; He will be found in evil days An all-sufficient strength and guide: Who trusts in God’s unchanging love Builds on the rock that cannot move.
Only thy restless heart keep still, And wait in cheerful hope, content To take whate’er His gracious will, His all-discerning love, has sent; Nor doubt our inmost wants are known To Him Who chose us for His own.
Trust, pray, and swerve not from His ways, But do thine own part faithfully; Trust His rich promises of grace, So shall they be fulfilled in thee: God never yet forsook the need Of those who trusted Him indeed.
Georg Christian eumark, 1621-81, tr Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78