Humbly beneath Thy chast­en­ing rod,
I bow at Thy com­mand,
And on­ly ask for clear­er light,
To know Thy lov­ing hand,
Patient, un­fal­ter­ing to trust,
In Thee, in Thee, O love di­vine;

Refrain

In mine own hands, mine hands,
My weak­ness lies;
My strength, O God, in Thine,
My strength in Thine.

The clos­est, dear­est mor­tal ties,
Are things of earth to die;
How fades the glow of world­ly fame,
As me­te­ors in the sky;
As sun­beams throng the dark­est cloud,
Thy pro­mis­es still shine, still shine;

Refrain

The ho­ly faith that trusts in Heav’n,
Sustains thro’ try­ing years;
O, keep my soul from bit­ter­ness,
Tho’ dimmed my eyes with tears;
Help me to say, Thy will be done,
And all my will re­sign, re­sign.

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