"Have Thine Own Way" was written by Adelaide Pollard, who was born Nov. 27, 1862, into the Presbyterian family of James and Rebecca Pollard. She had a gift for writing prose, poetry, hymns and even articles. Adelaide spent her life in ministry, teaching at schools, working with evangelist and serving in missions overseas. She had a strong interest in foreign missions. George Stebbins composed a melody which he named “Adelaide.” That tune was used to accompany the text written by Pollard
