Thy Will, Not Mine

"That thy trust may be in the Lord,

I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. " Proverbs 22v19

Lord when I cannot understand

Thy silence in the hour

When I most need Thy helping hand

And Thy delivering power;

This shall my joy and comfort be,

That so it seemeth good to Thee.

When things whereon my heart is set

Thy sovereign will denies,

If I am tempted to forget

That Thou art just and wise,

Let this my joy and comfort be,

That so it seemeth good to Thee.

When sinners prosper while the just

Are chastened every day;

When hope lies hopeless in the dust

Through unexplained delay,

Then let my joy and comfort be,

That so it seemeth good to Thee.

When these I love from me depart

To mansions in the skies,

And sorrow overwhelms my heart

And blinds my weeping eyes,

O Lord! let this my comfort be,

That so it seemeth good to Thee.

Thus onward to the very end,

My Lord, my God, my All,

I will not doubt my heavenly Friend;

But, whatso'er befall--

This shall my joy and comfort be,

That so it seemeth good to Thee.

(author unknown)