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Text:Have Thine Own Way, Lord
Author:Adelaide Addison Pollard
Tune:ADELAIDE
Composer:George Coles Stebbins
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2638. Have Thine Own Way, Lord

1. Have Thine own way, Lord!
Have Thine own way!
Thou art the Potter,
I am the clay.
Mold me and make me
after Thy will,
While I am waiting,
yielded and still.

2. Have Thine own way, Lord!
Have Thine own way!
Search me and try me,
Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord,
wash me just now,
As in Thy presence
humbly I bow.

3. Have Thine own way, Lord!
Have Thine own way!
Wounded and weary,
help me, I pray!
Power, all power,
surely is Thine!
Touch me and heal me,
Savior divine.

4. Have Thine own way, Lord!
Have Thine own way!
Hold o’er my being
absolute sway!
Fill with Thy Spirit
’till all shall see
Christ only, always,
living in me.

Text Information
First Line: Have Thine own way, Lord!
Title: Have Thine Own Way, Lord
Author: Adelaide Addison Pollard (1907)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Pollard believed God wanted her in Africa as a missionary, but she was unable to raise funds to go. In an uncertain state of mind, she attended a prayer meeting, where she heard an elderly woman pray, It's all right, Lord. It doesn't matter what You bring into our lives, just have Your own way with us. At home that night, much encouraged, she wrote this hymn.
Tune Information
Name: ADELAIDE
Composer: George Coles Stebbins (1907)
Incipit: 32343 17122 12322
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Northfield Hymnal with Alexander's Supplement, 1907
Copyright: Public Domain



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