Page 29 - Where shall wisdom be found? Festival Service Book

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.
2 Human pride and earthly glory, Sword and crown betray his trust;
What with care and toil he buildeth, Tower and temple, fall to dust.
But God's power,
Hour by hour,
Is my temple and my tower.
3 God’s great goodness aye endureth, Deep his wisdom, passing thought:
Splendour, light, and life attend him, Beauty springeth out of naught.
Evermore
From his store
New-born worlds rise and adore.
4 Daily doth th’almighty giver Bounteous gifts on us bestow;
His desire our soul delighteth, Pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand
At his hand;
Joy doth wait on his command.
5 Still from earth 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.
based on Meine Hoffnung stehet feste by Joachim Neander (1650-1680) paraphrased Robert Bridges (1844-1930)
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