Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Trust and Resignation

Thy will be done! I will not fear

  • No. 719
  • Words J. Roscoe.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Thy will be done! I will not fearThe fate provided by thy love;Though clouds and darkness shroud me here,I know that all is bright above.

2

Father, forgive the heart that clings,Thus trembling, to the things of time;And bid my soul, on angel wingsAscend into a purer clime.

3

There shall no doubts disturb its trust,No sorrows dim celestial love;But these afflictions of the dust,Like shadows of the night, remove.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «719» (large) in the right column of p. 234, below hymn 718; reference line «624, 301, 932.» in bold italics (sing to the tune of hymn 624, 301 or 932); three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); «J. Roscoe.» in italics at the end (the italic capital J looks like «Ʒ»). The first word «THY» is set in capitals and small capitals. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented. Stanza 1, line 3 is too long for the column and is turned over («…shroud me / here,»); it is one verse line here. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («done !», «love ;», «time ;»); it is closed up here. Stanza 2, line 1 «that» and line 3 «my» are printed with damaged sorts (an «a» like «α», an «m» with a broken first stroke); the words are unmistakable. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Trust and Resignation · No. 719 · printed page 234
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02