All Depends On Our Possessing
Words and music by Johann Balthasar K�nig · tr. Catherine Winkworth · 1673
Key of F · 100 BPM · 4/4 · Aspiration,Assurance,Brevity of Life · Pr 10:22
Verse 1
All depends on our possessing God's abundant grace and blessing,
Though all earthly wealth depart. He who trusts with faith unshaken
In His God is not forsaken And e'er keeps a dauntless heart.
Verse 2
He who hitherto hath fed me And to many joys hath led me,
Is and ever shall be mine. He who did so gently school me,
He who still doth guide and rule me, Will remain my Help divine.
Verse 3
Many spend their lives in fretting Over trifles and in getting
Things that have no solid ground. I shall strive to win a treasure
That will bring me lasting pleasure And that now is seldom found.
Verse 4
When with sorrow I am stricken, Hope my heart anew will quicken,
All my longing shall be stilled. To His loving-kindness tender
Soul and body I surrender; For in Him alone I build.
Verse 5
Well He knows what best to grant me; All the longing hopes that haunt me,
Joy and sorrow, have their day. I shall doubt His wisdom never,
As God wills, so be it ever, I to Him commit my way.
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