As Seemeth Best to Thee, My God

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As seemeth best to Thee, my God

Author: Lucy A. Bennett
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1 As seemeth best to Thee, my God;
I ask no other thing,
All care beside may be at rest,
For Thine is on the wing.

2 As seemeth best to Thee, my God!
Give me the broken will,
Which, leaning on Omnipotence,
Is “more than conqueror” still.

3 If Thou, eternal Lord, today
Should’st yield the choice to me,
Then most of all, my heart would pray,
“As seemeth best to Thee.”

Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #148

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Author: Lucy A. Bennett

Lucy A. Bennett was born on January 8, 1850 in Green Farm, Falfield, Gloucestershire, England. She was a staunch Methodist and a poet. She began to write poems, hymns and prose at an early age. As a young woman, she attended Keswick Conventions where she met and corresponded with prominent Christian leaders, including Christina Rosseti and C. H. Spurgeon. She was active at Mount Pleasant Chapel where she arranged for ministers, led a Bible Class for women, and visited and helped the poor and needy. She helped to found All Nations College, Upper Norwood and Mount Hermon College, Streatham Common. She died on March 10, 1927 Dianne Shapiro, from Mid-Victorian Poetry, 1860-1879: an annotated biobiliography by Catherine W. Reilly (Lon… Go to person page >

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