Laudes Domini ‎#518

518. "Take my heart"

1 Take my heart, O Father! take it;
Make and keep it all thine own;
Let thy Spirit melt and break it--
This proud heart of sin and stone.

2 Father, make me pure and lowly,
Fond of peace and far from strife;
Turning from the paths unholy
Of this vain and sinful life.

3 Ever let thy grace surround me,
Strengthen me with power divine,
Till thy cords of love have bound me:
Make me to be wholly thine.

5 May the blood of Jesus heal me,
And my sins be all forgiven;
Holy Spirit, take and seal me,
Guide me in the path to heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: Take my heart, O Father! take it
• Title: "Take my heart"
• Author: Anon. (1849)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Leviticus 19:2
  ;
  Proverbs 23:26
  ;
  Jeremiah 17:9
  ;
  1 Chronicles 28:9
• Topic: Church: Ordinances of; Communion of Saints: At Lord's Table

Tune Information

• Name: DORRNANCE
• Composer: I. B. Woodbury
• Meter: 8s, 7s
• Key: E Major