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Give to the Winds Your Fears

Lyrics by
Paul Gerhardt (1653)
Music by
Georg Neumark (1641)
Tune
NEUMARK · 8.7.8.7 D
Scripture
1 Peter 5:7
Verse 1
Give to the winds your fears;
In hope be undismayed:
God hears your sighs and counts your tears,
God shall lift up your head.
Verse 2
To Him commit your griefs;
Your ways put in His hands
To His sure truth and tender care
Who earth and heaven commands.
Verse 3
O put your trust in God;
In duty's path go on.
Walk in His strength with faith and hope,
So shall your work be done.
Verse 4
Leave to His sovereign sway
To choose and to command;
So you shall, faithful, seek His way
How wise, how strong His hand!

Originally German, this hymn emphasizes surrendering anxieties to God and is a cornerstone of Lutheran hymnody.