1 Lord, I am waiting at Thy feet,
My consecration is complete;
Nothing from Thee would I withhold,
Let me Thy glorious face behold.
Refrain:
Emptied of self, and filled with Thee,
Spirit of God, abide with me;
Help me to die to self and sin,
Spirit divine, come in, come in!
2 Weary of battles fought within,
Save me and cleanse me from all sin;
This is my longing, my desire;
Come, Thou refining, cleansing fire. [Refrain]
3 Nothing of merit I can bring,
Trustingly to Thy cross I cling;
Spirit of God, I bid Thee come,
Make my poor heart Thy royal throne. [Refrain]
4 All that I have I give, to Thee,
All that I am eternally;
Nothing withholding, all is Thine,
Reign Thou within this heart of mine. [Refrain]
Source: Great Gospel Songs #1
Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >
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