Trust by E. W. Darling

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 12, 1862

Trust.

By E. W. Darling

O Lord! thy praise is great, All things thou didst create. Thou madest all. All things thy blessings share; All are beneath thy care, Both great and small.

Thou dost the lilies clothe, the ravens feed, Number the sparrows and supply their need. Help me thy providence to see, And ever, ever trust in thee.

In this vain world of care, and sin, and sorrow, Ills from the future may I never borrow, But ever leave with thee the doubtful morrow.

'Tis mine to hope, and trust, and praise, And thine to plan for future days.

The dangers that now seem to lower, May change their course in one short hour, And vanish from my anxious eye, Proving they came my faith to try, To show the vanity of care, And teach me never to despair.

Sufficient are the evils to the day, Nor will I brood them or prolong their stay.

When foes surround my path, Mustered in rage and wrath, To make me fly; To catch me when I rove, Or make me trembling move, Be thou still nigh.

Blest Saviour do not leave me ever, But guide me by thy gracious favor. Counsel I need, and aid, Friends have their trust betrayed, Snares for my feet are laid, On thee my hope is stayed Now and forever.

E. W. DARLING.

Beaver, Minn.