A Humble Heart

I was at a friend's house the other day and we were reading poetry and I really liked this one. It's by Alfred Norris.

I would not ask Thee that my days
Should flow quite smoothly on and on
Lest I should learn to love the world
Too well, ere all my time is done

I would not ask Thee that my work
Should never bring me pain nor fear,
Lest I should learn to work alone,
And never wish Thy presence near.

I would not ask Thee that my friends
Should always kind and constant be,
Lest I should learn to lay my faith
In them alone, and not in Thee.

But I would ask a humble heart,
A changeless will to work and wake,
A firm faith in Thy providence;
The res-'tis Thine to give or take.