Hymn
Delight in God
O Lord, I would delight in Thee,
And on Thy care depend;
To Thee in every trouble flee.
My best, my only Friend.
When all created streams are dried,
Thy fulness is the same;
May I with this be satisfied,
And glory in Thy Name.
No good in creatures can be found,
But may be found in Thee;
I must have all things, and abound,
While God is God to me.
O that I had a stronger faith,
To look within the veil!
To credit what my Saviour saith,
Whose word can never fail!
He that has made my heaven secure,
Will here all good provide;
While Christ is rich, can I be poor?
What can I want beside?
O Lord, I cast my care on Thee;
I triumph and adore:
Henceforth my great concern shall be
To love and please Thee more.
Amen.
Delight in God — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/delight-in-god
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Delight in God?
The words of Delight in God were written by John Ryland; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 2 more hymns by John Ryland, including In All My Lord's Appointed Ways and Rejoicing in God's Decrees.
Is Delight in God public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal, published in 1895. 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 Delight in God?
Delight in God is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Heaven Invisible and Holy, Retrospection and 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand.