1 Take Thou our minds, dear Lord, we humbly pray;
Give us the mind of Christ each passing day;
Teach us to know the truth that sets us free;
Grant us in all our thoughts to honor Thee.
2 Take Thou our hearts, O Christ, they are Thine own;
Come Thou within our souls and claim Thy throne;
Help us to shed abroad Thy deathless love;
Use us to make the earth like heav'n above.
3 Take Thou our wills, Most High! Hold Thou full sway;
Have in our inmost souls Thy perfect way;
Guard Thou each sacred hour from selfish ease;
Guide Thou our ordered lives as Thou dost please.
4 Take Thou ourselves, O Lord, heart, mind, and will;
Through our surrendered souls Thy plans fulfill.
We yield ourselves to Thee—-time, talents, all!
We hear, and henceforth heed, Thy sovereign call.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Take Thou our minds, dear Lord |
| Title: | Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord |
| Author: | William H. Foulkes (1918) |
| Publication Date: | 1974 |
| Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
| Scripture: | Matthew 22:37; Philippians 2:5 |
| Topic: | Christ: Mind of; Dedication: of Life; Education: Christian2 more... |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | HALL |
| Composer: | Calvin W. Laufer (1918) |
| Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
| Key: | D Major |