Author: Charlotte Elliott Meter: 8.8.8.4 Appears in 576 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My God and Father, while I stray
Far from my home in life's rough way,
Oh, teach me from my heart to say,
"Thy will be done."
2 Tho' dark my path and sad my lot,
Let me be still and murmur not,
Or breathe the prayer divinely taught,
"Thy will be done."
3 What tho' in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved, no longer nigh,
Submissive still would I reply--
"Thy will be done."
4 Tho' Thou hast called me to resign
What most I prized, it ne'er was mine;
I have but yielded what was Thine--
"Thy will be done."
5 Should grief or sickness waste away
My life in premature decay,
My Father, still I strive to say,
"Thy will be done."
6 Let but my fainting heart be blest
With Thy sweet Spirit for its Guest,
My God, to Thee I leave the rest--
"Thy will be done."
7 Renew my will from day to day;
Blend it with Thine and take away
All that now makes it hard to say,
"Thy will be done."
8 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. Topics: Sanctification (The Christian Life) New Obedience Scripture: Matthew 26:42 Used With Tune: ES IST KEIN TAG
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