Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord

I was reading some hymns written by Horatius Bonar when I came across this hymn. This is my prayer tonight, I hope this will be my prayer for each day.

THY WAY, NOT MINE, O LORD

"The Lord will guide you always." Isaiah 58:11

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.

Horatius Bonar, 1857.