361 | Hymns of Faith#362 | 363 |
Text: | Make Me a Captive, Lord |
Author: | George Matheson |
Tune: | [Make me a captive, Lord] |
Composer: | Donald P. Hustad |
1 Make me a captive, Lord,
And then I shall be free;
Force me to render up my sword,
And I shall conqueror be;
I sink in life's alarms
When by myself I stand;
Imprison me within Thine arms,
And strong shall be my hand.
2 My heart is weak and poor
Until it master find;
It has no spring of action sure--
It varies with the wind;
It cannot freely move
Till Thou hast wrought its chain;
Enslave it with Thy matchless love,
And deathless it shall reign.
3 My pow'r is faint and low
Till I have learned to serve;
It wants the needed fire to glow,
It wants the breeze to nerve;
It cannot drive the world
Until itself be driv'n;
Its flag can only be unfurled
When Thou shalt breathe from heav'n.
4 My will is not my own
Till Thou hast made it Thine;
If it would reach a monarch's throne
It must its crown resign;
It only stands unbent,
Amid the clashing strife
When on Thy bosom it has leaned
And found in Thee its life.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Make me a captive, Lord |
Title: | Make Me a Captive, Lord |
Author: | George Matheson |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1980 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Cross: of Believer |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Make me a captive, Lord] |
Composer: | Donald P. Hustad |
Key: | D Major |
Copyright: | © 1953, Ren. 1981 Hope Publishing Co. |