The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4308

4308. More Like the Master

1. More like the Master I would ever be,
More of His meekness, more humility;
More zeal to labor, more courage to be true,
More consecration for work He bids me do.

Refrain
Take Thou my heart, I would be Thine alone;
Take Thou my heart, and make it all Thine own.
Purge me from sin, O Lord, I now implore,
Wash me and keep me Thine forevermore.

2. More like the Master is my daily prayer;
More strength to carry crosses I must bear;
More earnest effort to bring His kingdom in;
More of His Spirit, the wanderer to win. [Refrain]

3. More like the Master I would live and grow;
More of His love to others I would show;
More self denial, like His in Galilee,
More like the Master I long to ever be. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: More like the Master I would ever be
• Title: More Like the Master
• Author: Charles H. Gabriel (1906)
• Refrain First Line: Take Thou my heart, I would be Thine alone
• Language: English
• Source: First published in his Praise and Service (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Baptist Publication Society, 1907)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [More like the Master I would ever be]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1906)
• Incipit: 56553 54434 67662
• Key: D♭ Major
• Source: First published in his Praise and Service (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Baptist Publication Society, 1907)
• Copyright: Public Domain