Progressive Sunday School Songs ‎#97

97. Thy Will, Not Mine

1 Thy will, not mine, O God, I pray,
To lead me and guide me day by day,
For in the darkness or the light,
Thy will is best, Thy way is right.

Refrain:
I would hold Thy hand divine,
Have Thine own way,
Thy will, not mine;
Lord, I would hold Thy hand divine,
Have Thine own way,
Thy will, not mine.

2 Thy will, not mine—O God, I know
Is better for me, where’er I go;
And when my path I cannot see,
Thy will and love shall pilot me. [Refrain]

3 Thy will, not mine, shall pilot me
When storm-tossed upon the stormy sea;
Thro’ dark and night, thro’ good and ill,
I need not fear—Thy way and will. [Refrain]

4 Thy will, not mine—O God of love—
In pathways below to heights above—
I look to Thee and humbly pray,
Thy will be mine o’er all the way. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Thy will, not mine, O God, I pray
• Title: Thy Will, Not Mine
• Author: Wm. C. Poole
• Refrain First Line: I would hold Thy hand divine
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1923
• Topic: Consecration
• Copyright: 1923 by Homer A. Rodeheaver
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Thy will, not mine, O God, I pray]
• Composer: B. D. Ackley
• Copyright: 1923 by Homer A. Rodeheaver
• Notes: Now Public Domain.