Hymn CC. Common Metre. Filial Submission

O LORD, my best desires fulfil, And help me to resign Life, health and comfort to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine.

Why should I shrink at thy command Whose love forbids my fears? Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears!

No, let me rather freely yield What most I prize to thee; Who never hast a gift withheld, Nor wilt withhold, from me.

I would submit to all thy will For thou art good and wise; Let every anxious thought be still Nor one faint murmur rise.

Thy love can cheer the darkest gloom And bid me wait serene; Till hopes and joys immortal bloom And brighten all the scene.

My father! O permit my heart, To plead her humble claim, And ask the bliss those words impart, In my Redeemer's name.