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Hymns and Tunes 1886 406

Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Words: Adelaide PollardTune: Adelaide5.4.8.5.4.8.

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1Have thine own way, Lord!
Have thine own way!
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me
After thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

2Have thine own way, Lord!
Have thine own way!
Search me and try me, Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord,
Wash me just now,
As in thy presence humbly I bow.

3Have thine own way, Lord!
Have thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me, I pray!
Power, all power,
Surely is thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!

4Have thine own way, Lord!
Have thine own way!
Hold o'er my being absolute sway!
Fill with thy Spirit
Till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me!

Meter
5.4.8.5.4.8.
Scripture
Jeremiah 18:6; Galatians 2:20

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The verse

Meter
5.4.9.5.4.9 · the hymnal prints 5.4.8.5.4.8.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 40% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABBCDD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Have thine own way, Lord!˘////5A
Have thine own way!˘///4B
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.//˘/˘˘˘˘/9B
Mold me and make me/˘˘/˘5C
After thy will,/˘/˘4D
While I am waiting, yielded and still./˘˘/˘/˘˘/9D

Verse 2

Have thine own way, Lord!˘////5A
Have thine own way!˘///4B
Search me and try me, Master, today!/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B
Whiter than snow, Lord,/˘˘//5A
Wash me just now,/˘//4C
As in thy presence humbly I bow.˘˘//˘/˘˘/9C

Verse 3

Have thine own way, Lord!˘////5A
Have thine own way!˘///4B
Wounded and weary, help me, I pray!/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B
Power, all power,/˘//˘5C
Surely is thine!/˘˘/4D
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9D

Verse 4

Have thine own way, Lord!˘////5A
Have thine own way!˘///4B
Hold o'er my being absolute sway!//˘//˘//8B*
Fill with thy Spirit/˘//˘5C
Till all shall see//˘/4D
Christ only, always, living in me!//˘///˘˘˘9D

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.