From God Shall Naught Divide Me

From God shall naught divide me,

For He is true for aye

And on my path will guide me,

Who else should often stray.

His right hand holdeth me;

For me He truly careth,

My burdens ever beareth,

Wherever I may be.

When man's help and affection

Shall unavailing prove,

God grants me His protection

And shows His power and love.

He helps in every need,

From sin and shame redeems me,

From chains and bonds reclaims me,

Yea, e'en from death I'm freed.

God shall be my Reliance

In sorrow's darkest night;

Its dread I bid defiance

When He is at my right.

I unto Him commend

My body, soul, and spirit-

They are His own by merit-

All's well then at the end.

Oh, praise Him, for He never

Forgets our daily need;

Oh, blest the hour whenever

To Him our thoughts can speed;

Yea, all the time we spend

Without Him is wasted,

Till we His joy have tasted,

The joy that hath no end.

Yea, when the world shall perish

With all its pride and power,

Whatever worldlings cherish

Shall vanish in that hour.

But though in death they make

The deepest grave our cover,

When there our sleep is over,

Our God will us awake.

What though I here must suffer

Distress and trials sore,

I merit ways still rougher;

And yet there is in store

For me eternal bliss,

Yea, pleasures without measure,

Since Christ is now my Treasure,

And shall be evermore.