Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: How gracious and how wise
Topic: The Church/Love Unity and Fellowship
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: H Nageli
Meter: SM
Tune: Dennis
Hymn Number: 367
Page Number: 134, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow gracious and how wise
Is our chastising God!
And, oh! how rich the blessings are
Which blossom from his rod!
He lifts it up on high,
With pity in his heart,
That every stroke his children feel
May grace and peace impart.
Instructed thus, they bow
And own his sovereign sway;
They turn their erring footsteps back
To his forsaken way.
His covenant love they seek,
And seek the happy bands
That closer still engage their hearts
To honor his commands.
Our Father, we consent
To discipline divine,
And bless the pain that makes our souls
Still more completely thine.