It is the Lord, enthroned in light

Verse 1

It is the Lord, enthroned in light, Whose claims are all divine, Who has an undisputed right To govern me and mine.

Verse 2

It is the Lord; should I distrust Or contradict his will – Who cannot do but what is just, And must be righteous still?

Verse 3

It is the Lord, who can sustain Beneath the heaviest load; From whom assistance I obtain To tread the thorny road.

Verse 4

It is the Lord, whose matchless skill Can from afflictions raise Matter eternity to fill With ever-growing praise.

Verse 5

It is the Lord, my covenant God, (Thrice blessèd be his name!) Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood, Must ever be the same.

Verse 6

His covenant will my soul defend, Should nature’s self expire, And the great Judge of all descend In awful flames of fire.

Verse 7

How can my soul, with hopes like these, Be sullen, or repine? My gracious God, take what thou please, But teach me to resign.