Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

How tender is thy hand

No. 89
Metre S. M.
Tune DOVE.
Words Thomas Hastings.
Music Unknown.
Key D major
Time 3/2
5 stanzas

Words

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How tender is thy hand,O thou most gracious God!Afflictions come at thy command,And leave us at thy word.

How gentle is the rodThat chastens us for sin!How soon we find a smiling GodWhere deep distress has been!

A Father's hand we feel,A Father's love we know,'Mid tears of penitence we kneel,And find his promise true.

We tell him all our grief,We think of Jesus' love;A sense of pardon brings relief,And bids our pains remove.

Now will we bless the Lord,And in his strength confide;Forever be his name adored,For there is none beside.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: hymn number «89», tune name «DOVE. S. M.» centred over the music, «Unknown.» 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 «How» («Af - flic-tions» with a tight hyphen in «flic-tions»; «command,» printed as one word under two notes). Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «151, 688, 403.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 151, 688 or 403). «Thomas Hastings.» in italics after stanza 5. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («God !», «sin !», «been !», «love ;», «confide ;»); it is closed up here. The apostrophe of «'Mid» hangs into the left margin, as printed; it is written straight. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print.