Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Trust and Resignation

It is thy hand, my God

  • No. 739
  • Words James G. Deck.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

It is thy hand, my God;My sorrow comes from thee:I bow beneath thy chastening rod;'Tis love that bruises me.

2

I would not murmur, Lord;Before thee I am dumb:Lest I should breathe one murmuring word,To thee for help I come.

3

My God, thy name is love;A Father's hand is thine;With tearful eyes I look above,And cry, "Thy will be mine!"

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «739» (large) in the right column of p. 239, under «Thomas Hastings.» of hymn 738, with the italic reference line «236, 732, 949.» beside it (= sing to the tunes of hymns 236, 732 or 949); three stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented; «James G. Deck.» in italics, right-aligned, at the foot of the column. The first word «IT» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «It» here). In stanza 2 the third line «Lest I should breathe one murmuring word,» is too long for the column: the print turns «word,» over to an indented line of its own; it is one verse line here. The print sets a thin space before «;», «:» and «!» («God ;», «thee :», «rod ;», «Lord ;», «dumb :», «love ;», «thine ;», «mine !»); it is closed up here, and the printer's apostrophes and quotes are written straight («'Tis», «Father's», «"Thy will be mine!"»). 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. 739 · printed page 239
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02