Adelaide A. Pollard wrote “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” after attending a prayer meeting. She had been trying to raise funds to be a missionary in Africa and was getting discouraged.
At the meeting 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.”I ran into this story while studying for my Sunday School class on Jeremiah. He talks about God as the potter. God’s message to Israel was that he has the right to do what He wants, even punish us for evil. Of course, punishment is not his desire for us. As a loved child of us, I know He wants to love me and work with me in His kingdom!
Here are the good words!
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.
I love this song, Ryan, and I never knew around which circumstances it was written. thank you for sharing! This is the place we are in right now, too, and it’s encouraging to us as I know it is to you, too. We’ll see you in less than a month on the other side of the sea!