"What Our Father Does Is Well" by Benjamin Schmolck, 1672-1737 Translated by Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942)p.406 1. What our Father does is well: Blessed truth His children tell! Though He send, for plenty, want, Though the harvest-store be scant, Yet we rest upon His love, Seeking better things above. 2. What our Father does is well, Shall the wilful heart rebel If a blessing He withhold In the field or in the fold? Is He not Himself to be All our store eternally? 3. What our Father does is well, Though He sadden hill and dell, Upward yet our praises rise For the strength His Word supplies. He has called us sons of God; Can we murmur at His rod? 4. What our Father does is well, May the thought within us dwell! Though no milk nor honey flow In our barren Canaan now, God can save us in our need, God can bless us, God can feed. 5. Therefore unto Him we raise Hymns of glory, songs of praise, To the Father and the Son And the Spirit, Three in One, Honor, might, and glory be Now and through eternity.This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Debbie Harris and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu
Notes: Hymn #571 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Hab. 3: 17, 18 Author: Benjamin Schmolck, 1720, cento Translated by: Henry W. Baker, 1861 Titled: "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" Tune: "Ratisbon" 1st Published in: _Saechsisches Choralbuch_ Town: Leipzig, 1815
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