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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