The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#238

238. My God and Father, while I stray

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

2 Though dark my path, and sad my lot,
Let me be still and murmur not,
Or breathe the prayer divinely taught,
"Thy will be done!"

3 What though in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved, no longer nigh,
Submissive still would I reply,
"Thy will be done!"

4 If Thou hast called me to resign
What most I prize, it ne'er was mine:
I only yield Thee what is Thine:
"Thy will be done!"

5 Let 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!"

6 Renew my will from day to day,
Blend it with Thine, and take away
All that now makes it hard to say,
"Thy will be done!"

7 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 and Father, while I stray
• Author: Charlotte Elliott (1834)
• Refrain First Line: Thy will be done
• Meter: 8, 8, 8, 4.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Third Sunday after Epiphany; Obedience to God; Submission

Tune Information

• Name: [My God and Father, while I stray]
• Composer: J. Hullah (1867)
• Meter: 8, 8, 8, 4.
• Key: F Major