1. I leave all things to God’s direction,
   He loveth me in weal and woe;
   His will is good, true His affection,
   With tender love His heart doth glow.
   My Fortress and my Rock is He:
   What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.

2. My God hath all things in His keeping,
   He is the ever faithful Friend;
   He grants me laughter after weeping,
   And all His ways in blessings end.
   His love endures eternally:
   What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.

3. The will of God shall be my pleasure
   While here on earth is mine abode;
   My will is wrong beyond all measure,
   It doth not will what pleaseth God.
   The Christian’s motto e’er must be:
   What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.

4. God knows what must be done to save me,
   His love for me will never cease;
   Upon His hands He did engrave me
   With purest gold of loving grace.
   His will supreme must ever be:
   What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.

5. My God desires the soul’s salvation,
   Me also He desires to save;
   Therefore with Christian resignation
   All earthly troubles I will brave.
   His will be done eternally:
   What pleaseth God, that pleaseth me.

Ich halte Gott in allem stille
Salomo Franck, 1685
Tr. August Crull, †1923