The Will of God Is Always Best

Verse 1

The will of God is always best and shall be done forever; and they who trust in him are blest; he will forsake them never. He helps indeed in time of need; he chastens with forbearing. They who depend on God, their friend, shall not be left despairing.

Verse 2

God is my comfort and my trust, my hope and life abiding; and to his counsel, wise and just, I yield, in him confiding. The very hairs, his Word declares, upon my head he numbers. By night and day God is my stay; he never sleeps nor slumbers.

Verse 3

Lord, this I ask, O hear my plea, deny me not this favor: when Satan sorely troubles me, then do not let me waver. O guard me well, my fear dispel, fulfill your faithful saying: all who believe by grace receive an answer to their praying.

Verse 4

When life's brief course on earth is run and I this world am leaving, grant me to say, "Your will be done," your faithful Word believing. My heav'nly Friend, I now commend my soul into your keeping, o'er sin and hell and death as well in you the vict'ry reaping.