Sovereign Purposes of God

Verse 1

Keep silence, all created things! And wait your Maker's nod; My soul stands trembling, while she sings The honors of her God.

Verse 2

Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on his firm decree; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be.

Verse 3

His providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine; Each opening leaf, and every stroke, Fulfills some deep design.

Verse 4

My God! I would not long to see My fate with curious eyes What gloomy lines are writ for me, Or what bright scenes may rise.

Verse 5

In thy fair book of life and grace, Oh, may I find my name Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord, the Lamb.