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I Am Ready

Author: Carrie Ellis Breck Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O Father of love, unto Thee I belong Refrain First Line: I'm ready, O Father, to be or to bear

[O Father of love, unto Thee I belong]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. F. Darling Incipit: 55671 23472 11176 Used With Text: I am Ready

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Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: Gospel Herald in Song #127 (1899) First Line: O Father of love, unto Thee I belong Refrain First Line: I'm ready, O Father, to be or to bear Lyrics: 1 O Father of love, unto Thee I belong, Thy love and Thy labor to share; Whate’er Thou commandest, my soul shall be strong, Courageous to do and to dare. Refrain: I’m ready, O Father, to be or to bear, I’m ready to go or to stay; Wherever my duty, Thyself will be there, And there I will sweetly obey. 2 I see not the future, so plain unto Thee, But safely in Thee will I trust; Thou “knowest my frame,” and Thou comfortest me, Remembering “I am but dust.” [Refrain] 3 No service I render, dear Father, for Thee, Shall ever seem hard, by Thy side; The burdens too heavy Thou takest from me, And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain] 4 I shall not be lonely, or weary, or sad, For Thou art my tenderest friend; To shelter and guide me and make my heart glad, Until my life journey shall end. [Refrain] Topics: Consecration Scripture: Acts 2:4 Languages: English Tune Title: [O Father of love, unto Thee I belong]

I Am Ready

Author: Carrie E. Breck Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16292 First Line: O Father of love, unto Thee I belong Refrain First Line: I’m ready, O Father Lyrics: 1 O Father of love, unto Thee I belong, Thy love and Thy labor to share; Whate’er Thou commandest My soul shall be strong, Courageous to do and to dare. Refrain: I’m ready, O Father, To be or to bear; I’m ready to go or to stay; Wherever my duty, I know Thou art there, And there I will sweetly obey. 2 I see not the future, So plain unto Thee, But safely in Thee will I trust; Thou "knowest my frame," And Thou comfortest me, Remembering "I am but dust." [Refrain] 3 No service I render, Dear Father, for Thee, Shall ever seem hard, by Thy side; The burdens too heavy Thou takest from me, And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain] 4 I shall not be lonely, or weary, or sad, For Thou art my tenderest friend; To shelter and guide me And make my heart glad, And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: ALTAMIRA

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Carrie Ellis Breck

1855 - 1934 Author of "I Am Ready" Carrie Ellis Breck was born 22 January 1855 in Vermont and raised in a Christian home. She later moved to Vineland, New Jersy, and then to Portland, Oregon. She wrote verse and prose for religious and household publications, In 1884 she married Frank A. Breck. She has written between fourteen and fifteen hundred hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) See also Mrs. Frank A. Breck.