My God, My Everlasting Hope

My God

my ev­er­last­ing hope

I live up­on Thy truth;

Thine hands have held my child­hood up

And strength­ened all my youth.

My flesh was fa­shioned by Thy pow­er

With all these limbs of mine;

And from my mo­ther’s pain­ful hour

I’ve been en­tire­ly Thine.

Still has my life new won­ders seen

Repeated ev­ery year;

Behold my days that yet re­main

I trust them to Thy care.

Cast me not off when strength de­clines

When hoa­ry hairs arise;

And round me let Thy glo­ry shine

Whene’er Thy serv­ant dies.

Then in the his­to­ry of my age

When men re­view my days

They’ll read Thy love in ev­ery page

In ev­ery line Thy praise.