by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 - 1892)
Thy will be done See original
Language: English
We see not, know not; all our way
Is night, -- with Thee alone is day
From out the torrent's troubled drift,
Above the storm our prayers we lift,
Thy will be done!
The flesh may fail, the heart may faint,
But who are we to make complaint,
Or dare to plead, in times like these,
The weakness of our love of ease?
Thy will be done!
...
If, for the age to come, this hour
Of trial hath vicarious power,
And, blest by Thee, our present pain,
Be Liberty's eternal gain,
Thy will be done!
Strike, Thou the Master, we Thy keys,
The anthem of the destinies!
The minor of Thy loftier strain,
Our hearts shall breathe the old refrain,
Thy will be done!
Composition:
- Set to music by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Thy will be done", 1942, stanzas 1-2,6-7 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Two Choruses of the Time, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 - 1892), "Thy will be done", written 1861
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