TRUST in PROVIDENCE. From the German

Commit thou all thy Griefs And Ways into his Hands; To his sure Truth and tender Care, Who Earth and Heav'n commands.

Who points the Clouds their Course, Whom Winds and Seas obey; He shall direct thy wand'ring Feet, He shall prepare thy Way.

Thou on the LORD rely, So safe shalt thou go on; Fix on his Work thy stedfast Eye, So shall Thy Work be done.

No Profit canst thou gain By self-consuming Care; To Him commend thy Cause, his Ear Attends the softest Pray'r.

Thy everlasting Truth, Father, thy ceaseless Love Sees all thy Children's Wants, and knows What best for each will prove.

And whatsoe'er Thou will'st, Thou dost, O King of Kings; What thy unerring Wisdom chose Thy Pow'r to Being brings.

Thou ev'ry where hast Way, And all things serve thy Might; Thy ev'ry Act pure Blessing is, Thy Path unfully'd Light.

When Thou arisest, LORD, What shall thy Work withstand? When all thy Children want Thou giv'st, Who, who shall stay thy Hand?

Give to the Winds thy Fears; Hope, and be undismay'd; GOD hears thy Sighs, and counts thy Tears, GOD shall lift up thy Head.

Thro' Waves and Clouds and Storms He gently clears thy Way; Wait thou his Time, so shall this Night Soon end in joyous Day.

Still heavy is thy Heart? Still sink thy Spirits down? Cast off the Weight, let Fear depart, And ev'ry Care be gone.

What tho' Thou rulest not? Yet Heav'n and Earth and Hell Proclaim, GOD sitteth on the Throne And ruleth all things well!

Leave to his Sov'reign Sway To choose and to command; So shalt thou wondring own, his Way How wise, how strong his Hand.

Far, far above thy Thought His Counsel shall appear, When fully He the Work hath wrought, That caus'd thy needless Fear.

Thou seest our Weakness, LORD, Our Hearts are known to Thee; O lift Thou up the sinking Hand, Confirm the feeble Knee!

Let us in Life, in Death, Thy stedfast Truth declare, And publish with our latest Breath Thy Love and Guardian Care!