April 22, 2018 (Sunday)
“His Way Mine” a gospel-style hymn was written by Southern Baptist brothers and music-evangelists, Richard Dee (Dick) and Bo Baker: Bo (1923-2010) wrote the words and Richard (1927-2011) composed the tune. When I enrolled at Baylor in 1949, Dick was still the music director for Baylor’s Baptist Religious Hour, known by all as “BRH” on Wednesday evenings on campus. (I was fortunate to be asked to lead the singing for one of those services). Dick soon moved on but BRH succesfully continued with Bryant Tolbert as director. The Baker brothers later served the Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Grand Prairie.
Originally written for a youth camp group in 1954, “His Way Mine” was first published in 1955 and became widely recognized among all age-groups. It has been translated into several Asian languages.
The song is now owned by Lifeway Worship and published by Broadman Press: it is likely that the song is included in one of their hymnals, but the exact one has not yet been located.
Dick Baker
1954
God has a place for every planned creation,
A path for every star to go.
He drew the course for every river’s journey,
Now I know he has a way for me.
Chorus:
I place my life in the hands of God.
Those hands so scarred now outstretched for me.
Where ever it may be, over land, over sea,
May thy will sublime, O Thou God divine, be mine.
Now in His will my soul finds life worth living,
Each day new blessings from above.
Tho shadows come and valleys seem unending,
Still I know He makes a way for me.