Jesus, While Our Hearts Are Bleeding

Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding
O’er the spoils that death has won,
We would at this solemn meeting
Calmly say, “Thy will be done.”

Though cast down, we’re not forsaken,
Though afflicted, not alone;
Thou didst give, and Thou hast taken;
Blessèd Lord, “Thy will be done.”

Though today we’re filled with mourning,
Mercy still is on the throne;
With Thy smiles and love returning,
We can sing, “Thy will be done.”

By Thy hands the boon was given;
Thou hast taken but Thine own;
Lord of earth, and God of Heaven,
Evermore, “Thy will be done.”

Author: Thomas Hastings

Year: 1831

This funeral hymn is a well-known work of Thomas Hastings (1784–1872), who wrote both the words and, in many cases, the music for numerous 19th-century hymns. It first appeared in publications around 1831–1832. No significant alternate attributions exist.