The United Methodist Hymnal

129

Give to the Winds Thy Fears

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

2.	Through waves and clouds and storms, 
	God gently clears thy way; 
	wait thou God's time; so shall this night 
	soon end in joyous day.

3.	Leave to God's sovereign sway 
	to choose and to command; 
	so shalt thou, wondering, own that way, 
	how wise, how strong this hand.

4.	Let us in life, in death, 
	thy steadfast truth declare, 
	and publish with our latest breath 
	thy love and guardian care.

WORDS: John Wesley, 1739; Paul Gerhardt, 1653
MUSIC: William H. Walter, 1894
Scripture: Psalm 37:5
Theme: Adoration and Praise; Courage; Faith; Providence; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace: Strength in Triublation; The Glory of the Triune God: Providence; The Sacraments and Rites of the Church: Funeral and Memorial Service; Trust