When I asked the LORD to give me
some of the burden to bear,
I did not expect it to be
so very heavy.

Weighed down and weary,
I stumbled along,
trying desperately to see
the end of the road.

Discouraged, I cried out
for others to help me.
So weak am I on my own.
With others beside me
we still are weighed down
with the heaviness of sorrow and pain.

Crying out to the Savior,
the Rock and Redeemer,
the burden seems lighter now.

Weary, so weary,
my soul is so dry.
The fountain of living water
refreshes my soul.

I still cannot see the end of the road,
but now with new strength from above,
pure joy fills my heart
as I serve and surrender.
My Shepherd will guide me to safety.

Whate’er my God ordains is right:
His holy will abideth;
I will be still whate’er He does;
And follow where He guideth;
He is my God; though dark my road,
He holds me that I shall not fall:
Wherefore to Him I leave it all.

Whate’er my God ordains is right:
He never will deceive me;
He leads me by the proper path:
I know He will not leave me.
I take, content, what He hath sent;
His hand can turn my griefs away,
And patiently I wait His day.

Whate’er my God ordains is right:
Though now this cup, in drinking,
May bitter seem to my faint heart,
I take it, all unshrinking.
My God is true; each morn anew
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart,
And pain and sorrow shall depart.

Whate’er my God ordains is right:
Here shall my stand be taken;
Though sorrow, need, or death be mine,
Yet I am not forsaken.
My Father’s care is round me there;
He holds me that I shall not fall:
And so to Him I leave it all.

~Words by Samuel Rodigast, Music by David Braud