Words by Paul Gerhardt, 1656; translated from German to English by John Wesley in his Collection, 1737 • Tune: Festal Song by William H. Walter, 1872

Found in "The City of Fire" (Chapter 10)


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Give to the winds thy fears, Hope and be undismayed.
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears, God shall lift up thy head.

Through waves and clouds and storms, He gently clears thy way;
Wait thou His time; so shall this night, Soon end in joyous day.

Still heavy is thy heart? Still sinks thy spirit down?
Cast off the world, let fear depart, Bid every care begone.

What though Thou rulest not; Yet heaven, and earth, and hell
Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things well.

And whatsoe’er Thou will’st, Thou dost, O King of kings;
What Thine unerring wisdom chose, Thy power to being brings.

Leave to His sovereign sway, To choose and to command;
So shalt thou, wondering, own that way, How wise, how strong this hand.

Far, far above thy thought, His counsel shall appear,
When fully He the work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear.

Thou seest our weakness, Lord; Our hearts are known to Thee;
O lift Thou up the sinking hand, Confirm the feeble knee!

Let us in life, in death, Thy steadfast truth declare,
And publish with our latest breath, Thy love and guardian care.

  • All
  • According To The Pattern
  • A Daily Rate
  • A Girl To Come Home To
  • A New Name
  • April Gold
  • Astra
  • A Voice In The Wilderness
  • Beauty For Ashes
  • Because Of Stephen
  • Beggarman
  • Bright Arrows
  • By Way Of The Silverthorns
  • Cloudy Jewel
  • Crimson Mountain
  • Daphne Deane
  • Dawn Of The Morning
  • Exit Betty
  • Found Treasure
  • Her Wedding Garment
  • Homing
  • In The Way
  • In Tune With Wedding Bells
  • Katherine's Yesterday
  • Life Out Of Death
  • Lone Point
  • Marcia Schuyler
  • Miss Lavinia's Call
  • Not Under The Law
  • Partners
  • Rainbow Cottage
  • Silver Wings
  • Spice Box
  • Stranger Within The Gates
  • The Best Birthday
  • The Chance Of A Lifetime
  • The Christmas Bride
  • The City Of Fire
  • The Enchanted Barn
  • The Forgotten Friend
  • The Girl From Montana
  • The Gold Shoe
  • The Man Of The Desert
  • The Minister's Son
  • The Old Guard
  • The Prodigal Girl
  • The Seventh Hour
  • The Story Of A Whim
  • The Strange God
  • The Substitute Guest
  • Through These Fires
  • White Orchids
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