Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord

Thy way, not mine, O Lord,However dark it be!Lead me by Thine own hand,Choose out my path for me.I dare not choose my lot;I would not if I might.Choose Thou for me, my God,So shall I walk aright.

The kingdom that I seekIs Thine; so let the wayThat leads to it be Thine,Else I must surely stray.Take Thou my cup and itWith 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 or great or small;Be Thou my Guide, my Strength,My Wisdom and my All.