I lie, O Lord, within Your care

Hymn:

I lie, O Lord, within Your care,
Awake or when I’m sleeping.
Whoever trusts in Your strong arms
Is safe within Your keeping.

Lord, You alone keep constant watch;
My restless heart You quiet.
When shadow fills the night with fear,
I will by faith defy it.

It is enough that You are near;
I need not now discover
What hidden plans You have for me,
My future’s path uncover.

Tomorrow’s road I cannot trace
Nor know what ills will meet me.
You only ask that I be still
And trust You there will greet me.

Text: Jochen Klepper, translated by Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr.