Hymn 570
Thy way, not mine, O Lord
- Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
However dark it be:
Oh, lead me by Thine own right hand,
Choose Thou the path for me.
- Smooth let it be or rough,
It will be still the best;
Winding or straight, it can but lead
Right onward to Thy rest.
- I dare not choose my lot;
I would not if I might;
But choose Thou for me, O my God,
So shall I walk aright.
- Take Thou my cup, and it
With joy or sorrow fill.
As ever best to Thee may seem;
Choose Thou my good or ill.
- Not mine, not mine the choice
In things or great or small;
Be Thou to me my Guide, my strength,
My wisdom and my all.
Christly Living