God shall alone the refuge be

Verse 1

God shall alone the refuge be, And comfort of my mind; Too wise to be mistaken, He, Too good to be unkind.

Verse 2

In all his holy, sovereign will, He is, I daily find, Too wise to be mistaken, still Too good to be unkind.

Verse 3

When I the tempter’s rage endure, ’Tis God supports my mind; Too wise to be mistaken, sure, Too good to be unkind.

Verse 4

When sore afflictions on me lie, He is (though I am blind) Too wise to be mistaken, yea, Too good to be unkind.

Verse 5

What though I can’t his goings see, Nor all his footsteps find? Too wise to be mistaken, He, Too good to be unkind.

Verse 6

Hereafter he will make me know, And I shall surely find, He was too wise to err, and O, Too good to be unkind.