| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Thy Way, Not Mine |
| | | Horatius Bonar (1808–89) |
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| THY way, not mine, O Lord, | |
| However dark it be! | |
| Lead me by thine own hand, | |
| Choose out the path for me. | |
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| Smooth let it be, or rough, | 5 |
| It will be still the best; | |
| Winding or straight, it matters not, | |
| Right onward to thy rest. | |
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| I dare not choose my lot; | |
| I would not, if I might; | 10 |
| Choose thou for me, my God; | |
| So shall I walk aright. | |
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| The kingdom that I seek | |
| Is thine; so let the way | |
| That leads to it be thine, | 15 |
| Else I must surely stray. | |
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| Take thou my cup, and it | |
| With joy or sorrow fill, | |
| As best to thee may seem; | |
| Choose thou my good and ill; | 20 |
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| Choose thou for me my friends, | |
| My sickness or my health; | |
| Choose thou my cares for me, | |
| My poverty or wealth. | |
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| Not mine, not mine the choice, | 25 |
| In things or great or small; | |
| Be thou my guide, my strength, | |
| My wisdom, and my all. | |
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