C F G Am Whate'er my God ordains is right: Am F C G his holy will abideth; C F G Am I will be still, whate'er he doth, F C G C and follow where he guideth. Am F G He is my God; though dark my road, Am F G he holds me that I shall not fall: F G Am And so to him I leave it all. F G C And so to him I leave it all. [Verse 2] C F G Am Whate'er my God ordains is right: Am F C G he never will deceive me; C F G Am he leads me by the proper path; F C G C I know he will not leave me. Am F G I take, content, what he hath sent; Am F G his hand can turn my griefs away, F G Am and patiently I wait his day. F G C and patiently I wait his day. [Verse 3] C F G Am Whate'er my God ordains is right: Am F C G though now this cup, in drinking, C F G Am may bitter seem to my faint heart, F C G C I take it, all unshrinking. Am F G My God is true; each morn anew Am F G sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart, F G Am and pain and sorrow shall depart. F G C and pain and sorrow shall depart. [Verse 4] C F G Am Whate'er my God ordains is right: Am F C G here shall my stand be taken; C F G Am though sorrow, need, or death be mine, F C G C yet I am not forsaken. Am F G My Father's care is round me there; Am F G he holds me that I shall not fall: F G Am and so to him I leave it all. F G C and so to him I leave it all.