Scripture Verse

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Psalm 37:3

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 100.

Music: Me­di­ta­tion John H. Gow­er, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc)

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Gow­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Forever trust­ing in the Lord,
Take heed to do His will;
So shalt thou dwell with­in the land,
And He thy needs shall fill.

Delight thee in the Lord, and He
Will grant thy heart’s re­quest;
To Him com­mit thy way in faith,
And thus thou shalt be blest.

And He shall make Thy right­eous­ness
Shine bright­ly as the light,
And as the burn­ing noon­day sun
Thy judg­ment shall be bright.

Rest in the Lord with qui­et trust,
Wait pa­tient­ly for Him;
Though wick­ed­ness tri­um­phant seem,
Let not thy faith grow dim.