Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord

Words: Horatius Bonar, 1857.
Music: St. Ce­cil­ia (Hayne), Leighton G. Hayne
Arranged by Joshua Pitts
Performed by the BJU Concert Choir
Beth Eubank, director
To see the whole concert, go to • BJU Concert Choir - Ap...
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 I shall 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.
The kingdom that I seek
Is Thine: so let the way
That leads to it be Thine,
Else I must surely stray.
Not mine, not mine the choice
In things or great or small;
Be Thou my Guide, my Strength
My Wisdom, and my All.
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[@MsMarie-su7qy]

Beautiful song!!

[@championtmj3551]

Your youtube mentions this as St Cecilia. This is not the Hymn tune St Cecilia, I know.

[@JoshuaPitts23]

This is an original melody (I know the writer well haha). The OP was incorrect on the tune information.

[@richardantigha2136]

Where are the lyrics as mentioned?

[@Dad4Life]

Well they were there. I guess with the changes in UA-cam, the lyrics were stripped away. My apologies.

[@MsMarie-su7qy]

Hi, I found the lyrics under the description.