MHB 513 – WHO fathoms the eternal thought?

MHB 513 – WHO fathoms the eternal thought?

Methodist-Hymns-513

1: WHO fathoms the eternal thought?
Who talks of scheme and plan?
The Lord is God! He needeth not
The poor device of man.

2: Here in the maddening maze of things,
When tossed by storm and flood,
To one fixed ground my spirit clings;
I know that God is good!

3: I long for household voices gone,
For vanished smiles I long;
But God hath led my dear ones on,
And He can do no wrong.

4: I know not what the future hath
Of marvel or surprise,
Assured alone that life and death
His mercy underlies.

5: And if my heart and flesh are weak
To bear an untried pain,
The bruised reed He will not break,
But strengthen and sustain.

6: No offering of my own I have,
Nor works my faith to prove;
I can but give the gifts He gave,
And plead His love for love.

7: And so beside the silent sea
I wait the muffled oar;
No harm from Him can come to me
On ocean or on shore.

8: I know not where  His islands lift
Their fronded palms in air;
I only know I cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.

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