Hymn
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart;
Make me teachable and mild,
Upright, simple, free from art;
Make me as a weaned child,
From distrust and envy free,
Pleased with all that pleases Thee.
What Thou shalt to-day provide
Let me as a child receive;
What to-morrow may betide
Calmly to Thy wisdom leave:
'Tis enough that Thou wilt care;
Why should I the burden bear?
As a little child relies
On a care beyond his own,
Knows he's neither strong nor wise,
Fears to stir a step alone,--
Let me thus with Thee abide,
As my Father, Guard, and Guide.
Thus preserved from Satan's wiles,
Safe from dangers, free from fears,
May I live upon Thy smiles
Till the promised hour appears,
When the sons of God shall prove
All their Father's boundless love.
Amen.
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/quiet-lord-my-froward-heart
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Quiet, Lord, my froward heart?
The words of Quiet, Lord, my froward heart were written by John Newton; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 38 more hymns by John Newton, including At Parting and Now May He Who from the Dead.
Is Quiet, Lord, my froward heart public domain?
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What is the metre of Quiet, Lord, my froward heart?
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart is in 7.7.7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Jesus, Master, Whose I Am and What Sin Hath Done.