Whoso trusteth in the Lord shall be safe.
COMMIT thou all thy griefs 
  
And ways into His hands,—
  
To his sure trust and tender care 
  
Who earth and heaven commands; 
  
Who points the clouds their course, 
  
Whom winds and seas obey: 
  
He shall direct thy wand’ring feet,- 
  
He shall prepare thy way. 
2 Thou on the Lord rely, 
  
So, safe, shalt thou go on; 
  
Fix on his work thy steadfast eye, 
  
So shall thy work be done. No profit canst thou gain
   
By self-consuming care; 
  
To him commend thy cause,—his ear 
  
Attends the softest prayer. 
                    
Paul Gerhardt, trans. John Wesley
                    Methodist Episcopal hymnal (1870 edition)
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