Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: How gracious and how wise
Topic: God/Pity of
Writer: Philip Doddridge
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: SM
Tune: Parah
Hymn Number: 93
Page Number: 040, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHOW gracious and how wise
Is our chastising God!
And, O 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 sov'reign sway;
They turn their erring footsteps back
To His forsaken way.
Our Father, we consent
To discipline divine,
And bless the pain that makes our souls
Still more completely Thine.