This is also a translation of the English Hymn “Have Thine Own Way Lord.” As the meaning of this hymn affected me much, I wrote this poem. Of course this too is not a literal or verbatim translation.
6. குயவன் நீ
உன்சித்தம் செய்யும் உன் சித்தம் செய்யும்
குயவன் நீ உன்கையின்; களிமண்னே நான்
உருவாக்கும் உருவேற்றும் உன்சித்தம் போல
ஒப்புவித்தேன் என்னைப் பூரணமாய்
உன்சித்தம் செய்யும் உன்சித்தம் செய்யும்
உள்ளும் புறமும் ஆராய்ந்து பாரும்
பனியினும் வெண்மையாய் கழுவிடும் என்னை
கடவுளே உன்னடி பணிந்திடும் என்னை
உன்சித்தம் செய்யும் உன்சித்தம் செய்யும்
நொருங்குண்டேன் நோவுண்டேன் கண்நோக்கிப் பாரும்
வல்லமையாவும் உள்ளவன் நீயே
ஒருவார்த்தையாலே குணமாக்குவாயே
உன்சித்தம் செய்யும் உன்சித்தம் செய்யும்
என்முழுத் தன்மையை ஆட்கொள்ளவாரும்
ஆவியின் வல்லமை அனுதினம் தாரும்
அனைவரும் என்னில் உன்னையே காண!
Carry you will Lord; I am mere clay in your hand
Shape me, mould me as per your will
I offered myself totally to you.
Carry your will Lord search me in and out
Cleanse me purer than snow
O God, the one who worship at your feet
Carry you will Lord
I become sick and broken down, look unto me
You are the one who have the power
Heal me by your one word
Carry you will Lord….
Come to overtake my whole being
Give the strength of your Spirit
So that all can see your might in me
10-5-2014
I liked a few more English hymns. My favourite one is ‘Just as I am, without one plea’ and ‘Blessed assurance Jesus is mine’. In fact I even choose the title ‘This is my story’ for my journey in the Lord and ‘this is my song’ for the collection of my songs. Similarly I liked some Hindi songs and bhajans. More than this, I never hesitated to use some Hindu bhajans which have generic names for God (Tu pyar ka sagar hai; Itana Shakti hame deno data etc.) On a few occasions I just changed the deities name and made it as a generic name for God and used. At the same time in my personal devotion and meditation sometimes I sang them keeping the original name as it is—as I took the meaning more seriously than the Name. But I never used them in my worship with others as it may cause some confusion or raise serious questions in the minds of the traditional Christians (evangelicals), but not with the weapon of ‘causing stumbling block’. Because my intention was not to create any stumbling block but to exercise my right to use my heritage for my spiritual needs.
One time when I was taking classes for a group of Full Time workers in Varanasi, in my room where they accommodated me, in the morning personal worship I was singing the bhajan ‘romu romu me basanevala Ram’(Rama who dwells in every hair of my body). The student who brought the breakfast listened to it and questioned about it in the class. Many don’t agree with my explanation (or justification). But I said ‘I have every right to use which belongs to me in my personal worship. But I won’t push it on others. At the same time I won’t give up if I am blackmailed by the term ‘stumbling block to the weak’. Try to understand. And if you refuse to understand then happily live with your weaknesses. I am not responsible for that.’
Bhakti helped me to feel at home with other bhakta’s experience however we differ in our theology. Doctrine divides and bhakti unites. However the same bhakti also failed to remove discrimination based on birth, status and position. But we cannot blame bhakti for it. It will serve us the way we use it for our spiritual growth. At the same time in the name of respecting others’ experience I never say ‘all the roads lead to the same destiny’. This is a big subject and I cannot say my view more here. True bhakti never ‘hurt’ others though ‘reviling’ other deities is part of religious tradition everywhere—in which I never like to take part. Similarly, though I cannot understand non-Indian music, but I always enjoyed the meaning in such hymns as they deepened my bhakti in the Lord.
6. குயவன் நீ
உன்சித்தம் செய்யும் உன் சித்தம் செய்யும்
குயவன் நீ உன்கையின்; களிமண்னே நான்
உருவாக்கும் உருவேற்றும் உன்சித்தம் போல
ஒப்புவித்தேன் என்னைப் பூரணமாய்
உன்சித்தம் செய்யும் உன்சித்தம் செய்யும்
உள்ளும் புறமும் ஆராய்ந்து பாரும்
பனியினும் வெண்மையாய் கழுவிடும் என்னை
கடவுளே உன்னடி பணிந்திடும் என்னை
உன்சித்தம் செய்யும் உன்சித்தம் செய்யும்
நொருங்குண்டேன் நோவுண்டேன் கண்நோக்கிப் பாரும்
வல்லமையாவும் உள்ளவன் நீயே
ஒருவார்த்தையாலே குணமாக்குவாயே
உன்சித்தம் செய்யும் உன்சித்தம் செய்யும்
என்முழுத் தன்மையை ஆட்கொள்ளவாரும்
ஆவியின் வல்லமை அனுதினம் தாரும்
அனைவரும் என்னில் உன்னையே காண!
Carry you will Lord; I am mere clay in your hand
Shape me, mould me as per your will
I offered myself totally to you.
Carry your will Lord search me in and out
Cleanse me purer than snow
O God, the one who worship at your feet
Carry you will Lord
I become sick and broken down, look unto me
You are the one who have the power
Heal me by your one word
Carry you will Lord….
Come to overtake my whole being
Give the strength of your Spirit
So that all can see your might in me
10-5-2014
I liked a few more English hymns. My favourite one is ‘Just as I am, without one plea’ and ‘Blessed assurance Jesus is mine’. In fact I even choose the title ‘This is my story’ for my journey in the Lord and ‘this is my song’ for the collection of my songs. Similarly I liked some Hindi songs and bhajans. More than this, I never hesitated to use some Hindu bhajans which have generic names for God (Tu pyar ka sagar hai; Itana Shakti hame deno data etc.) On a few occasions I just changed the deities name and made it as a generic name for God and used. At the same time in my personal devotion and meditation sometimes I sang them keeping the original name as it is—as I took the meaning more seriously than the Name. But I never used them in my worship with others as it may cause some confusion or raise serious questions in the minds of the traditional Christians (evangelicals), but not with the weapon of ‘causing stumbling block’. Because my intention was not to create any stumbling block but to exercise my right to use my heritage for my spiritual needs.
One time when I was taking classes for a group of Full Time workers in Varanasi, in my room where they accommodated me, in the morning personal worship I was singing the bhajan ‘romu romu me basanevala Ram’(Rama who dwells in every hair of my body). The student who brought the breakfast listened to it and questioned about it in the class. Many don’t agree with my explanation (or justification). But I said ‘I have every right to use which belongs to me in my personal worship. But I won’t push it on others. At the same time I won’t give up if I am blackmailed by the term ‘stumbling block to the weak’. Try to understand. And if you refuse to understand then happily live with your weaknesses. I am not responsible for that.’
Bhakti helped me to feel at home with other bhakta’s experience however we differ in our theology. Doctrine divides and bhakti unites. However the same bhakti also failed to remove discrimination based on birth, status and position. But we cannot blame bhakti for it. It will serve us the way we use it for our spiritual growth. At the same time in the name of respecting others’ experience I never say ‘all the roads lead to the same destiny’. This is a big subject and I cannot say my view more here. True bhakti never ‘hurt’ others though ‘reviling’ other deities is part of religious tradition everywhere—in which I never like to take part. Similarly, though I cannot understand non-Indian music, but I always enjoyed the meaning in such hymns as they deepened my bhakti in the Lord.
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