Hymn
Commit Thou All Thy Griefs
Commit thou all thy griefs
And ways into His hands,
To His sure truth and tender care,
Who earth and heav'n commands:
Who points the clouds their course,
Whom winds and seas obey,
He shall direct thy wand'ring feet,
He shall prepare thy way.
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.
Thy everlasting truth,
Father, Thy ceaseless love,
Sees all Thy children’s wants, and knows
What best for each will prove.
And whatsoe'er Thou will'st,
Thou dost, O King of kings!
What Thine unerring wisdom chose,
Thy power to being brings.
Thou everywhere hast sway,
And all things serve Thy might;
Thy every act pure blessing is,
Thy path unsullied light.
When Thou arisest, Lord,
What shall Thy work withstand?
When all Thy children want Thou giv’st,
Who, who shall stay Thy hand?
Amen.
Commit Thou All Thy Griefs — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/commit-thou-all-thy-griefs
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Commit Thou All Thy Griefs?
The words of Commit Thou All Thy Griefs are credited to Paul Gerhardt and John Wesley; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 7 more hymns by Paul Gerhardt, including Since Jesus Is My Friend and Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness.
Is Commit Thou All Thy Griefs public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal and Order of Service, published in 1926. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Commit Thou All Thy Griefs?
Commit Thou All Thy Griefs is in Short Metre Double (6.6.8.6 D). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Wants, Crown Him with Many Crowns and Make Me a Captive, Lord.