The Christian — Trust and Resignation

Thine forever! God of love!

No. 723
Words Mrs. M. F. Maude.
Singing key G major
4 stanzas

Sung to PLEYEL (hymn 821)

Words

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

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.

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

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.