The Hymnal ‎#391

391. My God, my Father, while I stray

My God, my Father, while I stray
Far from my home in life's rough way,
O teach me from my heart to say,

Though dark my path, and sad my lot,
Let me be still and murmur not,
Or breathe the prayer divinely taught,

What though in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved, no longer nigh,
Submissive still would I reply,

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If thou shoulds't call me to resign
What most I prize, it ne'er was mine:
I only yield thee what is thine;

Let but my fainting heart be blest
With thy good Spirit for its guest,
My God, to thee I leave the rest;

Renew my will from day to day,
Blend it with thine, and take away
All that now makes it hard to say,

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, alt.)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Visitation
• Notes: Alternative Tune, HANFORD, #390

Tune Information

• Name: TROYTE
• Composer: Arthur H. D. Troyte (1860)
• Key: E♭ Major