FORBID it, Lord, that I should be
A disobedient child to Thee,
But when Thy finger points the way,
Help me with confidence to say,
“Saviour, though earth and hell oppose,
I’ll follow where Thy finger goes;
And though I cannot now foresee
What Thou hast portioned out for me,
Yet resting simply on Thy grace,
I’ll trust the love I cannot trace;
Willing, if Thou my leader be,
Through floods and flames to follow Thee.”