Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#497

497. My God, my Father! while I stray

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

2 What though in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved no longer nigh;
Submissive still would I reply,
"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
Whate'er now 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!"

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, my Father! while I stray
• Author: Charlotte Elliott (1834)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: God: Will of; Trust: In God

Tune Information

• Name: HANFORD
• Composer: Arthur Sullivan
• Meter: 8s, 4