Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#382

382. Take my life, and let it be

1 Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2 Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

3 Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.

4 Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose.

5 Take my will and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne.

6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all, for Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Take my life, and let it be
• Author: Frances Ridley Havergal (1874)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Christian Service
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PATMOS
• Composer: William H. Havergal (1869)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7
• Incipit: 12365 43
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.