THE CHURCH
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS

(66.66) R. C. H. 553

by HORATIUS BONAR, 1808-89

Thy way, not mine, O Lord
"Yet not what I will, but what you will". Mark. 14:36
Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
However dark it be!
Lead me by Thine own hand;
Choose out the path for me
Smooth let it be or rough,
It will be still the best;
Winding or straight, it leads
Right onward to Thy rest.
I dare not choose my lot,
I would not if I might:
Choose Thou for me, my God,
So shall I walk a right.
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;
Not mine, not mine the choice
In things or great or small;
Be Thou my Guide, my Strength
My wisdom, and my All.