55. Through Waves, Through Clouds and Storms
S.M.
by P. Gerhardt, tr. by J. Wesley
Through waves, through clouds and storms,
God gently clears the way;
We wait His time; so shall the night
Soon end in blissful day.
“The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.” (Nahum 1:3)
“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.” (Romans 13:12)
And all things serve His might;
His every act pure blessing is,
His path unsullied light.
“But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!” (Matthew 8:27)
When He makes bare His arm,
Who shall His work withstand?
When He His people’s cause defends,
Who then shall stay His hand?
To choose and to command,
With wonder filled, we soon shall see
How wise, how strong His hand!
Yet earth and heaven tell
God sits as sovereign on the throne
And ruleth all things well.
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