Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: O Father gladly we repose
Topic: The New Life/Trust and Joy
Writer: G Gaskell
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 763
Page Number: 445, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO Father! gladly we repose
Our souls on thee, who dwell'st above,
And bless thee for the peace which flows
From faith in thine encircling love.
Though every earthly trust may break,
Infinite might belongs to thee;
Though every earthly friend forsake,
Unchangeable thou still wilt be.
Though griefs may gather darkly round,
They can not vail us from thy sight;
Though vain all human aid be found,
Thou every grief canst turn to light.
All things thy wise designs fulfill,
In earth beneath, and heaven above,
And good breaks out from every ill,
Through faith in thine encircling love.