Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: I can not always trace the way
Topic: Afflictions
Writer: Charlotte Elliott
Composer: J Dykes
Meter: 8s and 4
Tune: Elliott
Hymn Number: 554
Page Number: 196, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsI CAN not always trace the way
Where Thou, almighty One, dost move;
But I can always, always say,
That God is love.
When fear her chilling mantle flings
O'er earth, my soul to heav'n above,
As to her native home, upsprings;
For God is love.
When myst'ry clouds my darken'd path,
I'll check my dread, my doubts reprove;
In this my soul sweet comfort hath,
That God is love!
O may this truth my heart employ,
And every gloomy thought remove;
It fills my soul with boundless joy,
That God is love!