How Tender Is Thy Hand

How ten­der is Thy hand

O Thou most gra­cious Lord!

Afflictions came at Thy com­mand

And left us at Thy word.

How gen­tle was the rod

That chast­ened us for sin!

How soon we found a smil­ing God

Where deep dis­tress had been.

A fa­ther’s hand we felt

A fa­ther’s love we knew;

’Mid tears of pe­ni­tence we knelt

And found His pro­mise true.

We told Him all our grief

We thought of Je­sus’ love;

A sense of par­don brought re­lief

And bade our pains re­move.

Now will we bless the Lord

And in His strength con­fide;

Forever be His name ad­ored

For there is none be­side.