Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#293

293. Lord, Speak to Me that I May Speak

1. Lord, speak to me that I may speak
In living echoes of your tone;
As you have so't, so let me seek
Your erring children, lost and lone.

2. Oh, lead me, Lord, that I may lead
The wand'ring and the wav'ring feet;
Oh, feed me, Lord, that I may feed
Your hung'ring ones with manna sweet.

3. Oh, teach me, Lord, that I may teach
The precious things that you impart,
And wing my words, that I may reach
The hidden depths of many a heart.

4. Oh, grant my spirit to renew,
That I may speak with soothing pow'r
A word in season, as from you,
To weary ones in needful hour.

5. Oh, fill me with your fullness, Lord,
Until my very heart o’erflow
In kindling thought and glowing word,
Your love to tell, your praise to show.

6. Oh, use me, Lord, use even me
Just as you will, and when, and where,
Until your blessèd face I see,
Your rest, your joy, your glory share.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, speak to me that I may speak
• Title: Lord, Speak to Me that I May Speak
• Author: Frances Ridley Havergal (1874)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 50:4
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 19
• Notes: Text by English poet Frances Ridley Havergal, from Under the Surface (1874), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: GILBOA
• Composer: William H. Havergal (1859)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 51234 517
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Tune GILBOA by her father, William H. Havergal, from A Hundred Psalm & Hymn Tunes (1859).