Text: | Thy way, not mine, O Lord |
Author: | Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 |
Tune: | IBSTONE |
Composer: | Maria Tiddeman, 1837-1915 |
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 will be still 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 Choose thou for me my friends,
my sickness or my health;
choose thou my cares for me,
my poverty or wealth.
7 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 |
Title: | Thy way, not mine, O Lord |
Author: | Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 |
Meter: | 66 66 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2000 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; |
Topic: | Faith, Trust and Commitment; The Journey of Life; Year A: Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | IBSTONE |
Composer: | Maria Tiddeman, 1837-1915 |
Meter: | 66 66 |
Key: | D Major |
Notes: | A lower setting is provided |