Whate'er my God ordains is right, His will is ever just; Howe'er He order now my cause I will be still and trust. 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; He leads me by the proper path, And so to Him I cleave, And 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, He taketh thought for me, The cup that my Physician gives No poison'd draught can be, 197 But medicine due; For God is true, And on that changeless truth I build, And all my heart with hope is fill'd. | Whate'er my God ordains is right, Though I the cup must drink That bitter seems to my faint heart, I will not fear nor shrink; Tears pass away With dawn of day, Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart, And pain and sorrow all depart. | Whate'er my God ordains is right, My Light, my Life is He, Who cannot will me aught but good, I trust Him utterly; For well I know, In joy or woe, We once shall see as sunlight clear How faithful was our Guardian here. | Whate'er my God ordains is right, Here will I take my stand; Though sorrow, need, or death make earth For me a desert land, My Father's care Is round me there, He holds me that I shall not fall, And so to Him I leave it all. | |