The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#632b

632b. Thy way, not mine, O Lord

1 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

2 I dare not choose my lot;
I would not if I might;
Choose Thou for me, my God;
So shall I walk aright.
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 things or great or small;
Be Thou my guide, my strength,
My wisdom, and my all.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy way, not mine, O Lord
• Title: Thy way, not mine, O Lord
• Author: Dr. H. Bonar (1857)
• Meter: 6 s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1892
• Topic: For the Sick and Afflicted; Humility; Submission
• Notes: Tune name in index: CONCORD

Tune Information

• Name: [Thy way, not mine, O Lord]
• Composer: James C. Knox, M. A.
• Meter: 6 s.
• Key: A Major