Teach me Thy gracious will,

O Jesus, Lord, I pray,

And make me ready to respond

From day to day.

Thou hadst no will but one,

The will Thy God imposed;

Teach me, O Lord, to rest my soul

Where Thine reposed.

Then life with all its ills

Will be no task to bear,

For what is best Thy hand will give,

And soothe my care.

I am not wise nor good,

I must not risk to choose;

I grasp the thing my heart desires;

The best, I lose.

So let Thy will be mine,

That I may quietly rest;

For, what Thy love and wisdom plan,

Must aye be best.