Sanctified Affliction

Verse 1

Glory to thee, thou righteous God; Righteous, yet kind to me; For under thy paternal rod, Paternal love I see.

Verse 2

Though humbled in the lowest deep, Thy gracious hand I bless; And, thinking of thy love, I weep For my unfaithfulness.

Verse 3

Thou dost in tenderness chastise, And graciously reprove: My father!--all within me cries-- Thy ways are truth and love.