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Text:"Thy will be done"
Author:Charlotte Elliott
Tune:HERBERT
Composer:R. R. Chope

461. "Thy will be done"

1 My God, my Father! while I stray
Far from my home, in life's rough way,
Oh! teach me from my heart to say
Thy will be done.

2 If thou couldst call me to resign
What most I prize--it ne'er was mine:
I only yield thee what was thine;
Thy will be done.

3 If but my fainting heart be blest
With thy sweet Spirit for its guest,
My God, to thee I leave the rest;--
Thy will be done.

4 Renew my will from day to day,
Blend it with thine, and take away
All now that makes it hard to say,
Thy will be done.

5 Then when on earth I breathe no more
The prayer oft mixed with tears before,
I'll sing upon a happier shore,
Thy will be done.

Text Information
First Line: My God, my Father! while I stray
Title: "Thy will be done"
Author: Charlotte Elliott
Language: English
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture: ;
Topic: Afflictions; Christians: Afflictions; Comfort (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: HERBERT
Composer: R. R. Chope
Meter: 8s, 4
Key: E♭ Major



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