Worship — Attributes and Providence of God
God of my life, whose gracious power
- No. 58
- Metre L. M.
- Tune UXBRIDGE.
- Words Charles Wesley.
- Music Lowell Mason.
- Key E-flat major
- Singing key E♭ major
- Time 4/4
- 5 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenGod of my life, whose gracious power
Through varied scenes my soul hath led,
Or turned aside the fatal hour,
Or lifted up my sinking head,
In all my ways thy hand I own,
Thy ruling providence I see;
Assist me still my course to run,
And still direct my paths to thee.
How do thy mercies close me round!
Forever be thy name adored;
I blush in all things to abound;
The servant of a gracious Lord.
I have no skill the snare to shun,
But thou O God, my wisdom art:
I ever into danger run,
But thou art greater than my heart.
I rest beneath thy kindly shade;
My griefs expire, my troubles cease;
Thou, Lord, on whom my soul is stayed,
Wilt keep me still in perfect peace.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: hymn number «58», tune name «UXBRIDGE. L. M.» centred over the music, «LOWELL MASON.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); running head «WORSHIP—ATTRIBUTES AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD.». Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «God». Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «168, 212, 343.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 168, 212 or 343). «Charles Wesley.» in italics after stanza 5. The print sets a thin space before «;», «:» and «!» («see ;», «round !», «adored ;», «abound ;», «art :», «shade ;», «cease ;»); it is closed up here. «But thou O God, my wisdom art:» has no comma after «thou» in the print and is kept so. Stanza 1 ends with a comma («head,») as printed. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of stanzas 2–5 are indented in the print.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Attributes and Providence of God · No. 58 · printed page 23
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-29
