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M. A. L.
Not My Will, but Thine
T
Take that which is thine own.
To give, to take, to will, to do,
Is thine, and thine alone.
I trust, but cannot see;
Help me, as of myself, to stretch
My helpless hands to thee.
Oh, keep it, Lord, I pray;
And save me from the wayward will
That seeks a wider way.
Between the cloud and sea,
I—at the mercy of my heart—
Am drifting far from thee;
Till, sea and desert passed,
Safe in thy circling love I find
My anchorage at last!