1. O Father, you are sovereign
in all the worlds you made;
your mighty word was spoken,
and light and life obeyed.
Your voice commands the seasons
and bounds the ocean’s shore,
sets stars within their courses
and stills the tempest’s roar.
2. O Father, you are sovereign
in all affairs of man;
no pow’rs of death or darkness
can thwart your perfect plan.
All chance and change transcending,
supreme in time and space,
you hold your trusting children
secure in your embrace.
3. O Father, you are sovereign,
the Lord of human pain,
transmuting earthly sorrows
to gold of heav’nly gain.
All evil overruling,
as none but Conqu’ror could,
your love pursues its purpose—
our souls’ eternal good.
4. O Father, you are sovereign!
We see you dimly now,
but soon before your triumph
earth’s ev’ry knee shall bow.
With this glad hope before us,
our faith springs up anew:
our sovereign Lord and Savior,
we trust and worship you!
O FATHER, YOU ARE SOVEREIGN
First Line:
O Father, you are sovereign in all the worlds you made;
Songbook: Trinity Psalter Hymnal 2018
Page Number: 233
Song Key: B flat
Language: English
Authors: Margaret Clarkson, 1982
Tune Name: ST. THEODULPH
Themes: The Sovereignty of God
Composer: Melchior Teschner, ca. 1615
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