In Thy Hand Lord, might I be but as a saw, A plane, a chisel in thy hand. No, Lord, I take it back in awe; Such prayer for me is far too grand. I pray thee, rather let me lie, As on thy bench the favored wood; Thy saw, thy plane, thy chisel ply, And work me into something good. -George MacDonald, 1824-1905, The Treasure Chest, 114.