Text:Make Me a Captive, Lord (Cautívame, Señor)
Author:George Matheson, 1842-1906
Translator:Federico J. Pagura, 1923-2016
Tune:LEOMINSTER
Arranger:Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842-1906
Composer:George W. Martin, 1825-1881

639. Make Me a Captive, Lord (Cautívame, Señor)

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 lacks the needed fire to glow,
It lacks 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 leant,
And found in thee its life.

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1 Cautívame, Señor,
y libre en ti seré;
anhelo ser un vencedor,
rindiéndome a tus pies.
No puedo ya confiar
tan sólo en mi poder,
en ti yo quiero descansar
y fuerte habré de ser.

2 Mi débil corazón
vacila sin cesar,
y es como nave sin timón
en turbulento mar.
Concédele, Señor,
perfecta libertad;
envuélvele en tu santo amor
y libre así será.

3 Sin fuerzas para amar,
y así mejor vivir;
tú sólo puedes inspirar
el gozo de servir.
Quisiera desplegar
mis alas, oh Señor,
mas solo lo podré lograr
al soplo de tu amor.

4 Cautívame, Señor,
que en ti mi voluntad
tendrá un bautismo de vigor,
firmeza y santidad.
Podrá la tentación
mi vida sacudir;
no habrá más cierta protección
que la que encuentre en ti.

Text Information
First Line: Make me a captive, Lord (Cautívame, Señor)
Title: Make Me a Captive, Lord (Cautívame, Señor)
Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906
Translator: Federico J. Pagura, 1923-2016
Meter: SMD
Language: English; Spanish
Publication Date: 2019
Scripture: ;
Topic: Commitment and Dedication; Compromiso y Dedicación; Entrega (3 more...)
Tune Information
Name: LEOMINSTER
Composer: George W. Martin, 1825-1881
Arranger: Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842-1906
Meter: SMD
Key: D Major



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