I look to Thee in every need

Verse 1

I look to thee in every need, And never look in vain I feel thy strong and tender love, And all is well again: The thought of thee is mightier far Than sin, and pain, and sorrow are.

Verse 2

Discouraged in the work of life, Disheartened by its load, Shamed by its failures or its fears, I sink beside the road; But let me only think of thee, And then new heart springs up in me.

Verse 3

Thy calmness bends serene above, My restlessness to still; Around me flows thy quickening life, To nerve my faltering will: Thy presence fills my solitude; Thy providence turns all to good.

Verse 4

Embosomed deep in thy dear love, Held in thy law, I stand; Thy hand in all things I behold, And all things in thy hand; Thou leadest me by unsought ways, And turn'st my mourning into praise.

Verse 5

Amen.