What Within Me and Without

What with­in me and with­out

Hourly on my spir­it weighs

Burdening heart and soul with doubt

Darkening all my wea­ry days:

In it I be­hold Thy will

God

who giv­est rest and peace

And my heart is calm and still

Waiting till Thou send re­lease.

God! Thou art my rock of strength

And my home is in Thine arms

Thou wilt send me help at length

And I feel no wild alarms.

Sin nor death can pierce the shield

Thy de­fense has o’er me thrown

Up to Thee my­self I yield

And my sor­rows are Thine own.

Thou my shel­ter from the blast

Thou my strong de­fense art ev­er;

Though my sor­rows thick­en fast

Yet I know Thou leav’st me nev­er;

When my foe puts forth his might

And would tread me in the dust

To this rock I take my flight

And I con­quer him through trust.

When my tri­als tar­ry long

Unto Thee I look and wait

Knowing none

though keen and strong

Can my faith in Thee abate

And this faith I long have nursed

Comes alone

O God

from Thee;

Thou my heart didst op­en first

Thou didst set this hope in me.

Christians

cast on Him your load

To your tow­er of re­fuge fly;

Know He is the liv­ing God

Ever to His crea­tures nigh.

Seek His ever op­en door

In your hours of ut­most need;

All your hearts be­fore Him pour

He will send you help with speed.

But hast thou some dar­ling plan

Cleaving to the things of earth?

Leanest thou for aid on man?

Thou wilt find him no­thing worth.

Rather trust the One alone

Whose is end­less pow­er and love

And the help He gives His own

Thou in ve­ry deed shalt prove.

Yea

on Thee

my God

I rest

Letting life float calm­ly on

For I know the last is best

When the crown of joy is won.

In Thy might all things I bear

In Thy love find bit­ters sweet

And with all my grief and care

Sit in pa­tience at Thy feet.

O my soul

why art thou vexed?

Let things go as e’en they will;

Though to thee they seem per­plexed

Yet His or­der they ful­fill.

Here He is thy strength and guard

Power to harm thee here has none;

Yonder will He each re­ward

For the works he here has done.

Let Thy mer­cy’s wings be spread

O’er me

keep me close to Thee

In the peace Thy love doth shed

Let me dwell eter­nal­ly.

Be my All; in all I do

Let me on­ly seek Thy will

Where the heart to Thee is true

All is peace­ful

calm

and still.