Quote#God & Faith
Thy way, not mine, O Lord
Quote byHoratius Bonar · 1808–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 511..
English (original)
Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by Thine own hand; Choose out the path for me.
— Horatius Bonar
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