Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Trust and Resignation

Give to the winds thy fears

  • No. 733
  • Words Paul Gerhardt.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Give to the winds thy fears,Hope and be undismayed;God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears,He shall lift up thy head.

2

Through waves, and clouds, and storms,He gently clears thy way;Wait thou his time, so shall this nightSoon end in joyous day.

3

Leave to his sovereign swayTo choose and to command;So shalt thou, wondering, own his way,How wise, how strong, his hand!

4

Far, far above thy thoughtHis counsel shall appearWhen fully he the work hath wroughtThat caused thy needless fear.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «733» (large) in the left column of p. 238, under «Henry F. Lyte.» of hymn 732, with the italic reference line «810, 601, 762.» beside it (= sing to the tunes of hymns 810, 601 or 762); four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented; «Paul Gerhardt.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 4. The first word «GIVE» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Give» here). The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («undismayed ;», «way ;», «command ;», «hand !»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6, like the three reference tunes). Spelling, 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. 733 · printed page 238
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02