The path that I have trod Has brought me nearer God Though oft it led through sorrow’s gates Though not the way I choose In my way I might lose the joy that yet for me awaits Not what I wish to be, nor where I wish to go For who am I that I should choose my way? The Lord shall choose for me, it's better far, I know So let Him bid me go or stay The cross that I must bear if I a crown would wear Is not the cross that I would take But since on me 'tis laid, I’ll take it unafraid And bear it for the Master’s sake Submission to the will of him who guides me still Is surety of His love revealed My soul shall rise above this world in which I move I conquer only when I yield