Whatever My God Ordains Is Right
Samuel Rodigast (1675) • Catherine Winkworth (1863) • English
Primary Scripture: Genesis 18:25
Verse 1
Whate'er my God ordains is right: his holy will abideth; I will be still, whate'er he doth, and follow where he guideth. He is my God; though dark my road, he holds me that I shall not fall: wherefore to him I leave it all.
Verse 2
Whate'er my God ordains is right: he never will deceive me; he leads me by the proper path; I know he will not leave me. I take, content, what he hath sent; his hand can turn my griefs away, and patiently I wait his day.
Verse 3
Whate'er my God ordains is right: though now this cup, in drinking, may bitter seem to my faint heart, I take it, all unshrinking. My God is true; each morn anew sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart, and pain and sorrow shall depart.
Verse 4
Whate'er my God ordains is right: here shall my stand be taken; though sorrow, need, or death be mine, yet am I not forsaken. My Father's care is round me there; he holds me that I shall not fall: and so to him I leave it all.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- genesis 18:25
Reference 2
- deuteronomy 32:4
Reference 3
- 1-samuel 3:18
Reference 4
- psalms 23:3
Reference 5
- psalms 116:5-8
Reference 6
- lamentations 3:22-23
Reference 7
- lamentations 3:26
Reference 8
- daniel 4:35
Reference 9
- romans 8:28
Reference 10
- hebrews 13:5