2767 | The Cyber Hymnal#2768 | 2769 |
Text: | I Do Not Ask, O Lord |
Author: | Adelaide Procter |
Tune: | ORONO |
Composer: | Karl Pomeroy Harrington, 1861-1953 |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road;
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load.
2. I do not ask that flowers should always spring
Beneath my feet;
I know too well the poison and the sting
Of things too sweet.
3. For one thing, only Lord, dear Lord, I plead:
Lead me aright,
Though strength should falter and though heart should bleed,
Through peace to light.
4. I do not ask, O Lord, that Thou shouldst shed
Full radiance here
Give but a ray of peace, that I may tread
Without a fear.
5. I do not ask my cross to understand,
My way to see;
Better in darkness just to feel Thy hand,
And follow Thee.
6. Joy is like restless day; but peace divine
Like quiet night:
Lead me, O Lord, till perfect day shall shine,
Through peace to light.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be |
Title: | I Do Not Ask, O Lord |
Author: | Adelaide Procter (1862) |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Legends and Lyrics, a Book of Verse, 1862 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Alternate tune: SUBMISSION, Albert L. Peace, 1889 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ORONO |
Composer: | Karl Pomeroy Harrington, 1861-1953 |
Meter: | CM |
Incipit: | 32343 54643 21235 |
Key: | G Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Media | |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | Adobe Acrobat image (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | MIDI File (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
XML score: | XML score |