Have Thine Own Way Lord

Have Thine Own Way Lord... this song has been on my heart all evening. The enemy tries to bring us down, whispers his lies along the way but how many know the devil is a liar?! I serve an awesome God, He is the potter, I am the clay and I praise Him for molding and making me, yes Lord... Have THINE own way!


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Words: Ad­e­laide A. Poll­ard, 1907. Pol­lard be­lieved the Lord want­ed her in Af­ri­ca as a mis­sion­a­ry, but she was un­a­ble to raise funds to go. In an un­cer­tain state of mind, she at­tend­ed a pray­er meet­ing, where she heard an el­der­ly wo­man pray, “It’s all right, Lord. It does­n’t mat­ter what You bring in­to our lives, just have Your own way with us.” At home that night, much en­cour­aged, she wrote this hymn.

Music: Adelaide, George C. Steb­bins, North­field Hymn­al with Al­ex­and­er’s Sup­ple­ment, 1907 (MI­DI, score).


Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Search me and try me, Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now,
As in Thy presence humbly I bow.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me, I pray!
Power, all power, surely is Thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Hold o’er my being absolute sway!
Fill with Thy Spirit ’till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me.

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/t/hthineow.htm