“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 aright. / Take Thou my cup, and it / With joy or sorrow fill, / As best to Thee may seem; / Choose Thou my good and ill. / 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 both great and small; / Be Thou my guide, my strength, / My wisdom and my all.” -Horatius Bonar (1808-1889), Hymn 393, “Thy way, not mine, O Lord” in Hymns (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1966), 419.
“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 aright. /
Take Thou my cup, and it /
With joy or sorrow fill, /
As best to Thee may seem; /
Choose Thou my good and ill. /
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 both great and small; /
Be Thou my guide, my strength, /
My wisdom and my all.”
-Horatius Bonar (1808-1889), Hymn 393, “Thy way, not mine, O Lord” in Hymns (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1966), 419.