THY WILL BE DONE!

"_Thy Will be done!_"

Let all the worlds

Resound with that divinest prayer!

The joyous souls redeemed from ill

Know all the wonders of Thy Will;

Heaven's highest bliss is surely this,--

"_Thy Will be done! Thy Will be done!_"

"_Thy Will be done!_"

Tis not Thy Will

That Sin or Sorrow rule the world.

Thy Will is Joy, and Hope, and Light;

Thy Will is All-Triumphant Right.

And so, exultantly, we cry,--

"_Thy Will be done! Thy Will be done!_"

"_Thy Will be done!_"

It is Thy Will

That all Life's wrongs should be redressed;

That burdened souls their bonds should break;

That Earth of Heavenly Joys partake.

And so, right wistfully, we cry,--

"_Thy Will be done! Thy Will be done!_"

"_Thy Will be done!_"

'Tis not Thy Will

That man should kiss a chastening rod;

But, heart abrim, and head to heaven,

Should praise his God for mercies given,

And ever cry right joyously,--

"_Thy Will be done! Thy Will be done!_"

"_Thy Will be done!_"

It is Thy Will

That Life should seek its golden prime,--

That strife 'twixt man and man should cease,--

That all Thy sons should build Thy peace.

And so, full longingly, we cry,--

"_Thy Will be done! Thy Will be done!_"

"_Thy Will be done!_"

Then Earth were Heaven,

If but Thy gracious Will prevailed;

If every will that worketh ill

Would bend to Thine, and Thine fulfil,

And with us pray,--"_Bring in Thy Day!

Thy Will be done! Thy Will be done!_"