Author: John G. Whittier Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: I ask not now for gold to gild Lyrics: 1 I ask not now for gold to gild,
With mocking shine, an aching frame;
The yearning of the mind is stilled--
I ask not now for fame.
2 But, bowed in lowliness of mind,
I make my humble wishes known;
I only ask a will resigned,
O Father, to thine own.
3 In vain I task my aching brain,
In vain the sage's thoughts I scan;
I only feel how weak I am,
How poor and blind is man.
4 And now my spirit sighs for home,
And longs for light whereby to see;
And, like a weary child, would come,
O Father, unto thee. Topics: Atonement Accepted Scripture: John 6:68 Used With Tune: FLEMMING
"A will resigned"