Here Am I

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Jesus, Master, hast Thou messages to send?

Author: Julia H. Johnston
Tune: [Jesus, Master, hast Thou messages to send]
Published in 11 hymnals

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1 Jesus, Master, hast Thou messages to send?
Here am I, Here am I!
Waiting, list'ning at Thy feet I lowly bend,
Here am I- O do not pass me by!

Refrain:
Ready for Thy service,
Master, here am I!
Hush my heart to hear Thee calling from on high.
Choose Thou for me, let me still reply
O master, here am I!

2 Saviour, is there not some lowly task to do?
O send me, O send me
Gird me now for service, make me strong and true,
Send me on some errand, Lord, for Thee. [Refrain]

3 Dost Thou need a hand to bear a shining light?
Use my hand, Use my hand!
Dost Thou need a patient watcher in the night?
Let me serve Thee, Lord, at Thy command. [Refrain]

4 Working, waiting, whatsoe'er Thy holy will,
Here am I, Here am I!
Master, let me Thy desire alone fulfill,
Keep me to Thy heart forever nigh. [Refrain]

Source: Revival Hymns: a Collection of New and Standard Hymns for Gospel and social meetings, Sunday schools and Young People's Societies #60

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Author: Julia H. Johnston

Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus, Master, hast Thou messages to send?
Title:	Here Am I
Author:	Julia H. Johnston
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Ready for Thy service, Master, here am I!
Publication Date:	1905
Copyright:	Public Domain