Hymn CCII. Common Metre. Resignation, or Good out of Evil

O RESIGNATION, heavenly power, Our warmest thoughts engage; Thou art the safest guide of youth, The sole support of age.

Teach us the hand of love divine In evils to discern; 'Tis the first lesson which we need The latest which we learn.

Is resignation's lesson hard? On trial we shall find, It makes us give up nothing more Than anguish of the mind.

Resign, and all the pain of life That moment we remove; The heavy load of grief and care Devolves on ONE above.

He bids us lay our burthen down On his almighty hand; Supports our feeble frame, and makes Our weary feet to stand.

What though we're swallow'd in the deep, And billows round us roar? Like Jonah thou wilt safely keep, And guide us to the shore.

Thy will is welcome, let it wear Its most tremendous form; Though tempests rise, we know that thou Canst save us by the storm.