LSB #765 "God Moves in a Mysterious Way"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Romans 11:33, Isaiah 38:17, Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11

Romans 11:33:  "Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!  How unsearchable are his judgements and how inscrutable his ways!"

Isaiah 38:17:  "Behold, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but in love you have delivered my life from the pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back."

Romans 8:28:  "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."

Jeremiah 29:11:  "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."

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The text is public domain:

1 God moves in a mysterious way

His wonders to perform;

He plants His footsteps in the sea

And rides upon the storm.

2 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,

But trust Him for His grace;

Behind a frowning providence

Faith sees a smiling face.

3 His purposes will ripen fast,

Unfolding ev'ry hour;

The bud may have a bitter taste,

But sweet will be the flow'r.

4 Blind unbelief is sure to err

And scan His work in vain;

God is His own interpreter,

And He will make it plain.

5 You fearful saints, fresh courage take;

The clouds you so much dread

Are big with mercy and will break

In blessings on your head.

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Romans 11:33 (particularly "how inscrutable his ways") appears in the first two lines:  "God moves in a mysterious way / His wonders to perform."

Isaiah 38:17 seems to appear in the third verse; the hymn uses a similar description ("a bitter taste").

Romans 8:28 and Jeremiah 29:11 seem to be combined in the second half of the second verse ("Behind a frowning providence / Faith sees a smiling face") and the entirety of the fifth verse.