Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Trust and Resignation

Thine forever! God of love!

  • No. 723
  • Words Mrs. M. F. Maude.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Thine forever! God of love!Hear us from thy throne above;Thine forever may we beHere and in eternity.

2

Thine forever! Lord of life!Shield us through the earthly strife;Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way,Guide us to the realms of day.

3

Thine forever! O how blestThey who find in thee their rest!Saviour, Guardian, heavenly Friend!O defend us to the end.

4

Thine forever! Saviour, keepThese thy frail and trembling sheepSafe alone beneath thy care,Let us all thy goodness share.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «723» (large) in the right column of p. 235, under «Anon.» of hymn 722, with the italic reference line «821, 272, 826.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 821, 272 or 826) beside the number; four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book), all lines flush; «Mrs. M. F. Maude.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 4 (last line of the page). The first word «THINE» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Thine» here). The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («forever !», «love !», «above ;», «life !», «strife ;», «rest !», «Friend !»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, like the three reference tunes). Spelling («Saviour», «heavenly»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Trust and Resignation · No. 723 · printed page 235
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02