The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#741

741. Thy way, not mine, O Lord

1 Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
However dark it be!
Lead me by thine own hand,
And choose the 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 either great or small;
Be thou my Guide, my Strength,
My Wisdom, and my All.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy way, not mine, O Lord
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Trust and Resignation

Tune Information

• Name: STEELE
• Composer: F. E. Belden
• Meter: 6s, D
• Key: D♭ Major