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Text:Thy way, not mine, O Lord
Author:Horatius Bonar 1808-1889
Tune:IBSTONE
Composer:Maria Tiddeman, 1837-1913

480. Thy way, not mine, O Lord

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
First Line: Thy way, not mine, O Lord
Author: Horatius Bonar 1808-1889
Meter: 6.6.6.6
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Scripture:
Topic: General Hymns: Trust in God
Tune Information
Name: IBSTONE
Composer: Maria Tiddeman, 1837-1913
Meter: 6.6.6.6
Key: D Major



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