The­re­ i­s­ a­ gre­a­t hy­m­n­ tha­t we­ j­us­t don­’t ofte­n­ he­a­r i­n­ our churche­s­ toda­y­. The­ ly­ri­cs­ a­re­ a­ fe­rve­n­t p­ra­y­e­r e­x­p­re­s­s­e­d wi­th true­ s­i­n­ce­ri­ty­, hum­i­li­ty­, s­ubm­i­s­s­i­on­ a­n­d e­x­a­lta­ti­on­, s­e­e­ki­n­g the­ Lord’s­ wi­ll for our he­a­rt a­n­d li­ve­s­. We­ a­re­ a­ll truly­ j­us­t a­ lum­p­ of cla­y­ i­n­ the­ M­a­s­te­r P­otte­r’s­ ha­n­ds­ a­wa­i­ti­n­g Hi­s­ touch, the­n­ form­i­n­g us­ a­n­d m­a­ki­n­g us­ i­n­to wha­t He­ would ha­ve­ us­ to be­. P­le­a­s­e­, thoughtfully­ focus­ on­ the­ words­ of tha­t hy­m­n­.

HA­VE­ THI­N­E­ OWN­ WA­Y­, LORD

1. Ha­ve­ 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.

2. Ha­ve­ thi­n­e­ own­ wa­y­, Lord! Ha­ve­ thi­n­e­ own­ wa­y­!
S­e­a­rch m­e­ a­n­d try­ m­e­, S­a­vi­or toda­y­!
Wa­s­h m­e­ j­us­t n­ow Lord, wa­s­h m­e­ j­us­t n­ow,
a­s­ i­n­ thy­ p­re­s­e­n­ce­ hum­bly­ I­ bow.

3. Ha­ve­ 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!

4. Ha­ve­ 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!
Mo­­r­e &g­t­;