Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Trust and Resignation

"My times are in thy hand"

"My times are in thy hand:"

  • No. 737
  • Words William F. Lloyd.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

"My times are in thy hand:"My God, I wish them there;My life, my friends, my all I leaveEntirely to thy care.

2

"My times are in thy hand,"Whatever they may be;Pleasing or painful, dark or bright,As best may seem to thee.

3

"My times are in thy hand;"Why should I doubt or fear?My Father's hand will never causeHis child a needless tear.

4

"My times are in thy hand;"I'll always trust in thee,Till I possess the promised land,And all thy glory see.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «737» (large) in the left column of p. 239, under «Augustus M. Toplady.» of hymn 736, with the italic reference line «558. 762, 584.» beside it (= sing to the tunes of hymns 558, 762 or 584; a period, not a comma, after «558»); 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; «William F. Lloyd.» in italics, right-aligned, at the foot of the column. Every stanza opens with the quoted line «"My times are in thy hand"», each time with its own punctuation inside the closing quotes: «hand:"» (1), «hand,"» (2), «hand;"» (3), «hand;"» (4). The first word of stanza 1, «MY», is set in capitals and small capitals (written «My» here). The print sets a thin space before «:», «;» and «?» and after the opening quotes («" My», «hand :"», «there ;», «be ;», «hand ;"», «fear ?»); it is closed up here, and the printer's curly quotes are written straight. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6). 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. 737 · printed page 239
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02