Hymn
O Lord, how happy should we be
O Lord, how happy should we be
If we could cast our care on Thee,
If we from self could rest,
And feel at heart that One above,
In perfect wisdom, perfect love,
Is working for the best!
How far from this our daily life,
Ever disturbed by anxious strife,
By sudden, wild alarms!
O could, we but relinquish all
Our earthly props, and simply fall
On Thy almighty arms!
Could we but kneel and cast our load,
E'en while we pray, upon our God,
Then rise with lightened cheer,
Sure that the Father, who is nigh
To still the famished raven's cry,
Will hear in that we fear!
Lord, make these faithless hearts of ours
Such lesson learns from birds and flowers;
Make them from self to cease,
Leave all things to a Father's will,
And taste, before Him lying still,
E'en in affliction, peace.
O Lord, how happy should we be — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-lord-how-happy-should-we-be
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Lord, how happy should we be?
The words of O Lord, how happy should we be were written by Joseph Anstice; the version here was published in 1920.
Is O Lord, how happy should we be public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. 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 O Lord, how happy should we be?
O Lord, how happy should we be is in 8.8.6.8.8.6. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O Love Divine, How Sweet Thou Art, The Christian Soldier and The Pilgrim's Happy Lot.