60 THY way, not mine, O Lord,

However dark it be !

Lead me by thine own hand,

Choose out the path for me.

2 Smooth let it be or rough,
It will be still the best;
Winding or straight, it leads
Right onward to thy rest.

3 The kingdom that I seek
Is thine; so let the way
That leads to it be thine;

Else I must surely stray.

4 Take thou my cup, and it
With joy or sorrow fill,
As best to thee may seem;
Choose thou my good and ill;

5 Not mine, not mine the choice,
In things or great or small;
Be thou my guide, my strength,
My wisdom, and my all!

61 How gentle God's commands,

How kind his precepts are;

Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,
And trust his constant care.

2 His bounty will provide,

His people safely dwell;

The hand which bears creation up
Shall guard his children well.

3 Why should this anxious load
Press down your weary mind?
O seek your heavenly Father's throne
And peace and comfort find.

4 His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day;
I'll drop my burden at his feet,
And bear a song away.

9:23 -9-4

62 KING of kings, beneath thy wings
My soul would still repose;

My refuge sure my strength secure,
Against surrounding foes!

2 Thy wondrous ways to grateful praise,
Shall move my heart and tongue;
By hosts above thy deeds of love,
In joyful notes are sung.

3 May I proclaim thy sacred name,
By living, Lord, to thee!

Then shall I rise above the skies,
And thy perfections see.

4 0 who can tell what glories dwell,

Around the eternal throne !

There joys divine, that ne'er decline,
Are by the righteous known.

IV.

9:24

63 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power,

Be my vain wishes stilled,

And may this consecrated hour

With better hopes be filled.

2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed;
To thee my thoughts would soar:
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed,
That mercy I adore.

3 In each event of life, how clear
Thy ruling hand I see !

Each blessing to my soul more dear
Because conferred by thee.

4 In every joy that crowns my days,
In every pain I bear,

My heart shall find delight in praise,
Or seek relief in prayer.

9:

5 When gladness wings my favored hour,
Thy love my thoughts shall fill ;
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower,
My soul shall meet thy will.

6 My lifted eye, without a tear,
The gathering storm shall see ;
My steadfast heart shall know no fear,
That heart shall rest on thee.

NATHER, whate’er of earthly bliss

64 FATH

Thy sovereign will denies,

Accepted at thy throne of grace
Let this petition rise :

2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart,
From every murmur free;
The blessings of thy love impart,
That I may live in thee.

3 0 let the hope that thou art mine

My path of life attend;

Thy presence through my journey shine,

And crown my journey's end.

IV.

IV.