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E1:Thy way, not mine, O Lord,/how_e_ver dark it be;/O lead me by thine own right hand,/Choose out the path for me.
E2:Smooth let it be or rough,/it will be still the best;/wind_ing or straight, it can but lead/right on_ward to thy rest.
E3:I dare not choose my lot;/I would not if I might:/But choose Thou for me, O my God,/so shall I walk a_right.
E4:The king_dom that I seek/is thine, so let the way/that leads to it be al_so thine,/else I must sure_ly stray.
E5:Take thou my cup, and it/with joy or sor_row fill,/as e_ver best to Thee may seem;/choose Thou my good and ill.
E6:Choose Thou for me my friends,/my sick_ness or my health;/choose thou my e_very cares for me,/my po_ver_ty or wealth.
E7:Not mine, not mine, the choice/in things or great or small;/be Thou to me my guide, my strength,/my wis_dom, and my all.