Hymns

All My Hope on God Is Founded

Words: Joachim Neander, Robert Bridges · Music: Herbert Howells · 1679

Verse 1
All my hope on God is founded;
he doth still my trust renew,
me through change and chance he guideth,
only good and only true.
God unknown,
he alone
calls my heart to be his own.

Verse 2
Pride of man and earthly glory,
sword and crown betray his trust;
what with care and toil he buildeth,
tow'r and temple fall to dust.
But God's pow'r,
hour by hour,
is my temple and my tow'r.

Verse 3
God's great goodness aye endureth,
deep his wisdom, passing thought:
splendor, light, and life attend him,
beauty springeth out of naught.
Evermore
from his store
newborn worlds rise and adore.

Verse 4
Daily doth th' almighty Giver
bounteous gifts on us bestow;
his desire our souls delighteth,
pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand
at his hand;
joy doth wait on his command.

Verse 5
Still from man to God eternal
sacrifice of praise be done,
high above all praises praising
for the gift of Christ, his Son.
Christ doth call
one and all:
ye who follow shall not fall.

Words: Joachim Neander, 1679; tr. Robert Bridges, 1898 | Music: Herbert Howells, ca. 1930

Job 38; Psalm 28; Psalm 49; Psalm 119; Revelation 5

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