THY WAY, NOT MINE, O LORD - Hymn by H. Bonar

Thy way, not mine, oh 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 still be 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 or great or small:
Be Thou my guide, my strength,
My wisdom and my all.

H. Bonar,  From the Keswick Hymnbook