Laudes Domini ‎#451

451. "He knoweth the way"

1 Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
However dark it be!
Lead me by thine own hand;
Choose out my path for me.
I dare not choose my lot;
I would not, if I might;
Choose thou for me, my God,
So shall I walk aright.

2 The kingdom that I seek
Is thine: so let the way
That leads to it be thine,
Else I must surely stray.
Take thou my cup, and it
With joy or sorrow fill,
As best to thee may seem;
Choose thou my good and ill.

3 Choose thou for me my friends,
My sickness or my health;
Choose thou my cares for me,
My poverty or wealth.
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
• Title: "He knoweth the way"
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Christian Experience; Afflictions; Christ: Wisdom; Christians: Afflictions; Christians: Disciplines; Christians: Duties; God: Wisdom; Hope: Under Afflictions; Sickness
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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