The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9935

9935. Thyself Instead

1 Lord, take my heart, my wandering heart,
To Thee its powers belong;
Cast out each thought of unbelief,
And fill me now with song.

Refrain:
Since Thou to purchase life for me
Thy precious blood hast shed,
Take all I have forever dear,
But give Thyself instead.

2 Take from my soul its dross, refine,
Its every sin remove;
Cast out the idols I have made,
And fill me with Thy love. [Refrain]

3 Take Thou my days and let my hours
Be spent alone for Thee;
O give me strength my cross to bear,
Whate’er that cross may be. [Refrain]

4 And when before Thy throne I stand,
My toil and labor o’er,
I’ll strike the harp Thy hand has tuned,
And praise Thee evermore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, take my heart, my wandering heart
• Title: Thyself Instead
• Author: Fanny Crosby
• Refrain First Line: Since Thou to purchase life for me
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Joy and Gladness by William McDonald, Joshua Gill, John R. Sweney and William Kirkpatrick (Boston: McDonald & Gill, 1885)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals sow the author as Sallie Smith, one of Fanny's pseudonyms

Tune Information

• Name: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
• Composer: John Robson Sweney
• Meter: CMD
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain