The Christian — Trust and Resignation

My God, my Father, while I stray

No. 716
Metre L. M.
Tune YORK.
Words Charlotte Elliott.
Music Edwin Barnes.
Key F major
Time 4/4
4 stanzas

Words

My God, my Father, while I strayFar from my home, on life's rough way,Oh, teach me from my heart to say,"Thy will be done, thy will be done!"

What though in lonely grief I sighFor friends beloved no longer nigh;Submissive still would I reply,"Thy will be done, thy will be done!"

If thou shouldst call me to resignWhat most I prize,—it ne'er was mine;I only yield thee what was thine:"Thy will be done, thy will be done!"

If but my fainting heart be blestWith thy sweet Spirit for its guest,My God, to thee I leave the rest:"Thy will be done, thy will be done!"

About this hymn

As printed As printed: hymn number «716» (large), tune name «YORK. L. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «EDWIN BARNES.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); in the right margin, printed vertically and reading downward, «Copyrighted 1886» beside system 1 and «by Edwin Barnes.» beside system 2. Stanza 1 is interlinear, one text line per system, with «1.» before «My»: «1. My God, my Father, while I stray Far from my home, on life's rough way,» / «Oh, teach me from my heart to say, "Thy will be done, thy will be done!"». Under the music the reference line «624, 316, 136.» in bold italics (sing also to the tune of hymn 624, 316 or 136). Stanzas 2–4 follow as text in the left column, numbered «2»–«4» without a full stop (numbered «2.»–«4.» here like stanza 1), every line set flush left, the fourth line of each opening with a hanging quotation mark; «Charlotte Elliott.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «;», «:» and «!» («mine ;», «thine :», «rest :», «done !»); it is closed up here, and the typographic quotation marks are written straight. Stanza 3, line 3 prints «yicld» (a wrong «c» sort for the «e»: the letter has the ball terminal of this face's «c» and no crossbar, 10×); kept as printed and recorded in uncertainties.md. Stanza 4, line 2: an ink blot under the «h» of «With» (not a letter). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.