Only Thy Will | A Prayer of Surrender Inspired by Madame Guyon

"Only Thy Will" is a quiet Christian devotional song about sincere prayer, surrender, and trusting the wisdom of God. Inspired by the contemplative tradition associated with Madame Guyon, it points the heart toward Jesus Christ, the secret place of prayer, and the words, "Not my will, but Yours, be done." May this song encourage you to rest in God's presence, pray honestly, and trust Him through joy, grief, silence, waiting, loss, and gain. Biblical foundations: Matthew 6:5-13 Psalm 51:6, 10 Psalm 62:1 Psalm 139:23-24 Luke 22:42 John 15:4-5 Romans 8:26-27 Philippians 4:6-7 First John 1:9 First John 5:14-15 The music is shaped like a late-17th-century French devotional cantique: intimate, austere, and prayerful. A natural female mezzo-soprano sings over theorbo, Baroque lute, viola da gamba, sparse harpsichord, occasional recorder, and a faint chamber organ. The slow 6/8 melody moves gently from a minor or Dorian mood toward major. The sound remains warm, fragile, reverent, and simple, with no drums or modern worship production. LYRICS: Only Thy Will O Lord, I come with empty hands No gift but what Thy grace commands I close the door, I cease from show And bring what Thou alone dost know Before my lips can shape a plea My Father knows the need in me So let my restless striving cease And gather all my soul in peace O draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee From pride and self-deception free Not what I choose, nor what I see But what Thy wisdom wills for me In joy or grief, in loss or gain Let Jesus in my spirit reign My life, my prayer, my deepest rest Thy will alone, O Lord, is best Search the hidden parts of my heart And bid each secret sin depart Remove the love of praise and place And make me hunger for Thy grace When thoughts like troubled waters rise I turn from them and lift mine eyes One look of faith, one whispered word By Thee is known, by Thee is heard O draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee From pride and self-deception free Not what I choose, nor what I see But what Thy wisdom wills for me In joy or grief, in loss or gain Let Jesus in my spirit reign My life, my prayer, my deepest rest Thy will alone, O Lord, is best When Thou art silent, I will stay And love Thee through the darkened way I will not judge Thy grace by sight Nor doubt Thy goodness in the night If comfort fades and sweetness flies Thy promise still before me lies For faith is more than passing flame It rests upon Thy changeless name O draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee From pride and self-deception free Not what I choose, nor what I see But what Thy wisdom wills for me In joy or grief, in loss or gain Let Jesus in my spirit reign My life, my prayer, my deepest rest Thy will alone, O Lord, is best Teach me to ask in faith, yet rest Assured Thy wisdom knoweth best Whether Thou givest or withhold Let not my trusting heart grow cold Give daily bread, forgive my sin And make me merciful within Lead me away from evil's snare And keep me faithful unto prayer When grief has stolen every word And only sighs within are heard Thy Spirit bears the hidden cry And lifts it to the throne on high Through Christ alone I come to Thee No merit and no plea in me Received by grace, in mercy kept By Him who prayed, who bled, who wept Thy kingdom come Thy will be done Within my heart Through Christ Thy Son As heaven obeys And worships Thee So reign in every Part of me O draw me nearer, Lord, to Thee From pride and self-deception free Not what I choose, nor what I see But what Thy wisdom wills for me In joy or grief, in loss or gain Let Jesus in my spirit reign My life, my prayer, my deepest rest Thy will alone, O Lord, is best So in the secret place I stay And learn the silence that can pray No anxious speech, no proud display A heart made willing to obey Abide in me, O Christ, and bear Thy fruit through every grief and care Till every breath, through grace made fair Becomes a true and living prayer My life, my prayer My deepest rest Thy will alone O Lord, is best Lyrics and music developed with the assistance of AI, guided by prayer and human oversight. Soli Deo Gloria - To God alone be the glory. #OnlyThyWill #ChristianPrayer #PrayerSong #ChristianMusic #WorshipMusic #JesusChrist #SurrenderToGod #BibleSong #DevotionalMusic #NewSongNewHeart