Verse 1
C           C/B      Am       F
Whate'er my God ordains is right,
F         G     F  C   C/G C/A C/B
 Holy His will abideth.
C          C/B            Am    F
 I will be still whate'er He does,
F           G        F  C    C  C/B
 And follow where He guideth.
Am   D   G
 He is my God,
Am      F      E     E E/F# E/G#
 Though dark my road.
C            C/B        Am       F
 He holds me that I shall not fall
F             G                C C/G C/A C/B
 Wherefore to Him I leave it all
 
Verse 2
C           C/B      Am       F
Whate'er my God ordains is right,
F         G        F   C  C/G C/A C/B
 He never will deceive me
C        C/B        Am       F
 He leads me by the proper path,
F          G        F     C   C  C/B
 I know He will not leave me
Am   D   G
 I take, content,
Am      F      E     E E/F# E/G#
 What He hath sent
C             C/B     Am        F
 His hand can turn my griefs away
F           G             C  C/G C/A C/B
 And patiently I wait His day
 
Verse 3
C           C/B      Am       F
Whate'er my God ordains is right,
F          G        F   C      C/G C/A C/B
 Though now this cup in drinking
C        C/B        Am       F
 May bitter seem to my faint heart,
F          G        F     C   C  C/B
 I take it all unshrinking
Am   D   G
 My God is true,
Am    F     E     E E/F# E/G#
 Each morn anew
C             C/B       Am        F
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart
F            G             C  C/G C/A C/B
And pain and sorrow shall depart
 
Verse 4
D            D/C#     Bm         G
 Whate'er my God ordains is right,
G              A        G D   D/A D/B D/C#
 Here shall my stand be taken
D               D/C#        Bm       G
 Though sorrow, need, or death be mine,
G         A       G  D D D/C#
 Yet I am not forsaken
Bm  E         A
 My Father's care
Bm  G       F#    F# F#/G# F#/A#
 Is round me there
D             D/C#       Bm       G
 He holds me that I shall not fall
G          A                D
 And so to Him I leave it all