1 Whate’er my God ordains is right,
Holy His will abideth;
I will be still, whate’er He doth,
And follow where He guideth.
He is my God,
Though dark my road,
He holds me that I shall not fall;
Therefore to Him I leave it all.

2 Whate’er my God ordains is right,
He never will deceive me;
He leads me in the proper path,
I know He will not leave me,
And take content
What He hath sent;
His hand can turn my griefs away,
And patiently I wait His day.

3 Whate’er my God ordains is right,
His loving thought attends me;
No poisoned draught the cup can be
That my Physician sends me,
But healing due;
For God is true:
On this unfailing truth I build,
And all my heart with hope is filled.

4 Whate’er my God ordains is right:
My Light, my Life can never
Desire my ill; then to His care
I give myself for ever,
In weal and woe,
For well I know,
I once shall see as sunlight clear
How faithful was my Guardian here.

5 Whate’er my God ordains is right;
Though now this cup in drinking
May bitter seem to my faint heart,
I take it all unshrinking;
Tears pass away
With dawn of day,
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart,
And pain and sorrow shall depart.

6 Whate’er my God ordains is right,
Here shall my stand be taken;
Though sorrow, want, or death be mine,
Yet I am not forsaken;
My Father’s care
Is 'round me there,
He holds me that I shall not fall,
And so to Him I leave it all.