A Selection of Hymns, Used in the Parish Church, and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Ulverston/Hymn 80

HYMN 80.

My God, my Father, while I stray
Far from my home in life's rough way,
O teach me from my heart to say—
"Thy will be done, Thy will be done."

If Thou should'st call me to resign
What most I prize, it ne'er was mine;
I only yield Thee what was Thine—
"Thy will be done, Thy will be done."

If 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, Thy will be done."

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, Thy will be done."

Then, when on earth I breathe no more
The pray'r oft mix'd with tears before,
I'll sing, upon a happier shore—
"Thy will be done, Thy will be done."