God Holds The Future In His Hands

Words:
James Rowe
Music:
James D. Vaughan

Sheet music

  1. 1Dread not the things that are ahead,The burdens great, the sinking sands,The thorns that o’er the path are spread,God holds the future in His hands.God holds the future in His hands(His blessed hands,)And every heart He understands;(He understands;)On Him depend; (On Him depend;)He is your Friend; (He is your friend;)He holds the future in His hands.
  2. 2We know not what tomorrow hides,Of sun or storm, or good or ill;We only know His dear hand guides,And He will be our Father still.God holds the future in His hands(His blessed hands,)And every heart He understands;(He understands;)On Him depend; (On Him depend;)He is your Friend; (He is your friend;)He holds the future in His hands.
  3. 3His hand created earth and sky,The zephyrs and the storms that rage,And years to come and years gone byTo Him are but an open page.God holds the future in His hands(His blessed hands,)And every heart He understands;(He understands;)On Him depend; (On Him depend;)He is your Friend; (He is your friend;)He holds the future in His hands.
  4. 4Live close to Him and trust His love,Assured that while on earth we roam,Whate’er may come, He bends aboveTo guide His children safely home.God holds the future in His hands(His blessed hands,)And every heart He understands;(He understands;)On Him depend; (On Him depend;)He is your Friend; (He is your friend;)He holds the future in His hands.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1922, the words are in 30 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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