Scripture Verse

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5–6

Introduction

Words: Ab­ram C. Wis­ner, in Ce­les­ti­al Songs, ed­it­ed by B. B. Funk (Ath­ens, Mi­chi­gan: B. B. Funk, 1890), num­ber 32, alt.

Music: B. B. Funk (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Funk’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him or Wis­ner (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Lord, in Thee my hope and trust are stayed,
To the rock of Thy sal­va­tion cling;
To be whol­ly Thine I’ve oft­en prayed,
And Thy prais­es are the songs I’ll sing.

Refrain

I am trust­ing in the Lord,
And I know that He is nigh;
And by trust­ing we can on­ly see
The bless­èd land,
And gain a home on high.

Lord, in trust­ing Thee I’ll find re­lief
From the tri­als here I’m bound to bear;
Even in my sor­row and my grief,
Joy from Hea­ven by Thy grace I’ll share.

Refrain

Sinful flesh may suf­fer, crave and pine,
Even groan be­neath its earth­ly load;
Yet a joy in my Re­deem­er find,
In the end a safe and sure abode.

Refrain

There my joys shall ev­er free­ly flow,
With the ran­somed of Thy king­dom shine;
All be­cause I wor­shiped Thee be­low,
A re­ward in Hea­ven I shall find.

Refrain