Text: | Thy way, not mine, O Lord |
Author: | Dr. H. Bonar, 1808-1889 |
Tune: | IBSTONE |
Composer: | Maria Tiddeman, 1837- |
1 Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
However dark it be!
Lead me by Thine own hand,
Choose out the path for me;
2 Smooth let it be or rough,
It still will be the best,
Winding or straight, it leads
Right onward to Thy rest.
3 I dare not choose my lot;
I would not, if I might:
Choose Thou for me, my God,
So shall I walk aright.
4 The kingdom that I seek
Is Thine; so let the way
That leads to it be Thine,
Else I must surely stray.
5 Take Thou my cup, and it
With joy or sorrow fill,
As best to Thee may seem;
Choose Thou my good and ill.
6 Not mine, not mine the choice,
In things or great or small;
Be Thou my guide, my strength,
My wisdom, and my all.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Thy way, not mine, O Lord |
Author: | Dr. H. Bonar, 1808-1889 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | The Christian Life: Aspiration and Prayer; Will: Of God; Submission(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | IBSTONE |
Composer: | Maria Tiddeman, 1837- |
Meter: | 6..6.6.6 |
Key: | D Major |