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
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),
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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