Have
Thine Own Way, Lord
Adelaide Pollard was depressed and
thought that God had deserted her.
She had a great burden for the country
of Africa and she believed that she
should go there as a missionary, but now
as she was preparing to sail, it was
evident that the funds she needed could
not be raised.
That evening she read Jeremiah 18:3,4,
the story of the potter. As she read she
believed the story was her own.
"Perhaps", she said, "my questioning of
God's will shows a flaw in life, so God
has decided to break me, as the potter
broke the defective vessel, and then to
mold my life again in His own pattern."
That evening she wrote the poem, which
became the hymn, "Have Thine Own Way,
Lord."
Adelaide Pollard finally did minister
for God in Africa. She would
speak publicly until she was 72 years
old. George C. Stebbins (photo
on right) wrote the music to this precious
hymn.
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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 then 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!
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