| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Hymn |
| | | Sarah Flower Adams (1805–48) |
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| HE sendeth sun, he sendeth shower, | |
| Alike they ’re needful for the flower: | |
| And joys and tears alike are sent | |
| To give the soul fit nourishment. | |
| As comes to me or cloud or sun, | 5 |
| Father! thy will, not mine, be done! | |
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| Can loving children e’er reprove | |
| With murmurs whom they trust and love? | |
| Creator! I would ever be | |
| A trusting, loving child to thee: | 10 |
| As comes to me or cloud or sun, | |
| Father! thy will, not mine, be done! | |
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| Oh, ne’er will I at life repine: | |
| Enough that thou hast made it mine. | |
| When falls the shadow cold of death | 15 |
| I yet will sing, with parting breath, | |
| As comes to me or shade or sun, | |
| Father! thy will, not mine, be done! | |
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