An admirable hymn of submission, faith, and love, based on Matt. 26:39: “Not as I will, but as Thou wilt.” It was published in 7 stanzas in the author’s _Hymns of Faith and Hope_, 1st series, 1857 under the title, “Thy way, not Mine.” The omitted stanza (No. 6) reads: Choose Thou for me my friends, My sickness or my health: Choose Thou my cares for me, My poverty or my wealth. For comments on Horatius Bonar see Hymn 129. _MUSIC._ O LEIDE, LEIDE GERN is from the _Gesangbuch mit Noten_, where it appears anonymously set to the words, “_O leide, leide, gern! Es ist der Will’ des Herrn_.” 253. Lord, it belongs not to my care _Richard Baxter_, 1615-91 A hymn of love, trust, and hope, based on Phil. 1:21: “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Richard Baxter, English Presbyterian, was born in Shropshire, England. He took holy orders in the Church of England, but withdrew from this church to become one of the outstanding Nonconformists of his time. Though he never attended university, he published over 250 volumes, among them several classics, _The Reformed Pastor_ and _The Saints’ Everlasting Rest_. A fearless man and willing to suffer for what he believed to be right, Baxter did not hesitate to rebuke Cromwell for his assumption of supreme power of the State. Once, when falsely charged of libeling the Church, Chief Justice George Jeffreys taunted him by, “Richard, I see the rogue in thy face.” Baxter replied, “I had not known before that my face was a mirror.” After an infamous trial, Baxter was condemned and thrown into prison where he remained for 18 months. As to music in the church, he did not share the views of the large number of his fellow Puritan clergymen who disapproved of it. “I have made a psalm of praise in the holy assembly the chief delightful exercise of my religion and my life, and have helped to bear down all the objection which I have heard against church music.” He also took a stand for the use of original hymns to supplement psalm singing, and favored the use of the organ, though he did not introduce the latter where it led to disputes. _MUSIC._ EVAN. For comments on this tune and its composer, William H. Havergal, see Hymn 153. 254. Holy Father, cheer our way _Richard H. Robinson_, 1842-92 Based on Zech. 14:7: “But it shall come to pass, at evening time it shall be light.” The hymn was written in 1869 for the author’s congregation, to be sung at evening prayer. It appeared in _Church Hymns_, 1871, published by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge, London. Richard Hayes Robinson, a clergyman of the Church of England, was born in London. He was educated at King’s College, London, and served as minister in various churches. On the day of his second wedding, he was taken ill on the train and died the next day. He published several volumes of sermons.