Thy Will Be Done

~ by Frederick Mann

1928

My God, my Father, make me strong,
When tasks of life seem hard and long,
To greet them with this triumph song:
Thy will be done.

Draw from my timid eyes the veil
To show, where earthly forces fail,
Thy power and love must still prevail --
Thy will be done.

With confident and humble mind
Freedom in service I would find,
Praying through every toil assigned:
Thy will be done.

Things deemed impossible I dare,
Thine is the call and Thine the cave;
Thy wisdom shall the way prepare --
Thy will be done.

All power is here and round me now;
Faithful I stand in rule and vow,
While 'tis not I, but ever Thou:
Thy will be done.

Heaven's music chimes the glad days in;
Hope sours beyond death, pain, and sin;
Faith shouts in triumph, Love must win --
Thy will be done.