Commit Thy Way To God
Author: Paul Gerhardt
1. Commit thy way to God;
The weight which makes thee faint,
Worlds are to Him no load!
To Him breathe thy complaint.
He who for winds and clouds
Maketh a pathway free,
Through wastes or hostile crowds
Can make a way for thee.
2. Hope, then, tho' woes be doubled,
Hope, and be undismayed;
Let not thine heart be troubled,
Nor let it be afraid.
This prison where thou art,
Thy God will break it soon,
And flood with light thy heart,
In His own blessed noon.
3. Up, up, the day is breaking,
Say to thy cares, Good night!
Thy troubles from thee shaking
Like dreams in day's fresh light.
Thou wearest not the crown,
Nor the best course can'st tell;
God sitteth on the throne,
And guideth all things well.
4. Trust Him to govern, then:
No king can rule like Him.
How wilt thou wonder when
Thine eyes no more see dim,
To see those paths which vex thee,
How wise they were and meet;
The works which now perplex thee
How beautiful, complete!
5. Faithful the love thou sharest;
All, all is well with thee;
The crown from hence thou bearest
With shouts of victory.
In thy right hand to-morrow
Thy God shall place the palms.
To Him who chased thy sorrow,
How glad will be thy psalms!
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