Submissive To Thy Will

Submissive to thy will my God,
To Thee my partner I resign;
And humbly bow berfore Thy rod
I mourn but dare not to repine,

Edmund Bowman

From the Hymn "Submissive to Thy will", the first verse,
Submissive to thy will, my God,
I all to thee resign,
And bow before thy chastening rod:
I mourn, but not repine.

The full hymn
1 Submissive to thy will, my God,
I all to thee resign,
And bow before thy chastening rod:
I mourn, but not repine.
2 Why should my foolish heart complain,
When wisdom, truth, and love
Direct the stroke, inflict the pain,
And point to joys above?
3 How short are all my sufferings here,
How needful every cross!
Away my unbelieving fears,
Nor call my gain my loss.
4 Then give, dear Lord, or take away,
I'll bless thy sacred name;
My Jesus, yesterday, to-day,
Forever is the same.