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THY WILL BE DONE

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 21, 1871

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 38, No. 23.

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“THY WILL BE DONE.”

When your life is full of trials, And your heart wild with despair, When your burden seems as heavy As your weary soul can bear; When your hopes are all departing, And you watch them one by one, When your heart with care is breaking, Can you say, “Thy will be done?”
When your path is steep and rugged, All the weary journey through, When your neighbors gather roses, While the thorns are left for you; Though you’ve fought your battles bravely, Fought so hard, yet never won, When the world is all against you, Can you say, “Thy will be done?”
When your dearest friend is dying, One your heart has loved the best, Yes, the darling whom you worship, Can your soul then stand the test? Can you close those eyes forever That have been your light and sun? Can you bow in resignation, Meekly say, “Thy will be done?”
How your arms will cling around them: Oh! you cannot have it so; But death is waiting for your darling, Can you let the loved one go? You know their journey’s nearly ended, And their race is almost run; Can you kneel to God the Father, Can you say, “Thy will be done?”
When the heart has ceased its beating That was all the world to you, And you take the farewell pressure Of those lips so cold and blue, Then where will you look for comfort, For your heart there seemeth none— Can your heart with anguish breaking, Say, O God! “Thy will be done?”
Death has darkened all your household, Filled your heart with deepest gloom, Robbed your life of all its sweetness, All its beauty, and its bloom. But religion, pure and holy, Shines out brighter than the sun; Even then, the Christian murmurs, Not my will, but Thine be done.
—Sel.