Paul Gerhardt

“O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down.”

“Joy, joy, beyond all gladness, Christ, born to save the earth.”

“Through waves and clouds and storms, He gently clears thy way.”

“Now all the woods are sleeping, and all the world is still.”

“The golden sunbeams with their joyous gleams are rushing onward.”

“What God ordains is good, His will is just and holy.”

“A trusty shield and weapon, a help in every need.”

“Go forth, my heart, and seek delight in all the gifts of God's great might.”

“He who has God for his treasure has all things in one.”

“The sun that cheers my heart is Jesus Christ, my King.”

“Commit whatever grieves thee into the gracious hands of Him who never leaves thee.”

“Why should cross and trial grieve me? Christ is near, with His cheer; never will He leave me.”

“God is my song, He is the joy of my heart.”

“Give to the winds thy fears; hope, and be undismayed. God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears; God shall lift up thy head.”

“All my life I still have found, and I will forget it never: every sorrow has its bound.”