O Father, You Are Sovereign

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 tempests’ 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 every knee shall bow.
   With this glad hope before us
   Our faith springs forth anew:
   Our Sovereign Lord and Savior,
   We trust and worship You!