696 | Glory to God#697 | 698 |
Text: | Take My Life |
Author: | Frances Ridley Havergal |
Tune: | HENDON |
Composer: | H. A. César Malan |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee;
take my moments and my days;
let them flow in ceaseless praise;
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
2 Take my hands and let them move
at the impulse of thy love;
take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.
3 Take my voice and let me sing
always, only, for my King;
take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.
4 Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold;
take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose,
every power as thou shalt choose.
5 Take my will and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne,
it shall be thy royal throne.
6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store;
take myself and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee.
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First Line: | Take my life and let it be |
Title: | Take My Life |
Author: | Frances Ridley Havergal (1874) |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Commitment; Dedication and Stewardship; Evangelism(6 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | HENDON |
Composer: | H. A. César Malan (1827) |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7 |
Key: | F Major |
This hymn of consecration radiates from the repeated word “take,” resulting in a remarkably full survey of a person’s attributes and possessions and giving weight to the “all” at the end. The composer of the tune was influential in the renewal of Reformed hymnody in French.
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Audio recording: | ![]() |