Give Me Thy Heart

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1 “Give Me thy heart,” says the Father above,
No gift so precious to Him as our love;
Softly He whispers, wherever thou art,
“Gratefully trust Me, and give Me thy heart.”

Chorus:
“Give Me thy heart, give Me thy heart,”
Hear the soft whisper, wherever thou art:
From this dark world He would draw thee apart;
Speaking so tenderly, “Give Me thy heart.”

2 “Give Me thy heart,” says the Savior of men,
Calling in mercy again and again;
“Turn now from sin, and from evil depart,
Have I not died for thee? Give Me thy heart.” (Chorus)

3 “Give Me thy heart,” says the Spirit divine,
“All that thou hast, to My keeping resign;
Grace more abounding is Mine to impart,
Make full surrender and give Me thy heart.” (Chorus)


Source: Hymns of Faith #376

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Eliza Edmunds Hewitt, 1851-1920 Born: June 28, 1851, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Died: Ap­ril 24, 1920, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Buried: Wood­lands Cem­e­te­ry, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. After grad­u­a­tion from school, Eli­za be­gan teach­ing. How­ev­er, her ca­reer was cut short by a ser­i­ous spin­al prob­lem. She par­tial­ly re­cov­ered, but was an in­val­id most of her life. She then turned to hymn writ­ing, which ran in the fam­i­ly—her cou­sin was hymn­ist Ed­gar Stites. Eliza lived all her life in Phil­a­del­phia, where she was Sun­day School sup­er­in­tend­ent at the North­ern Home for Friend­less Child… Go to person page >

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First Line: Give me thy heart, says the Father above
Title: Give Me Thy Heart
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt (1851-1920)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: "Give me thy heart, give me thy heart,"

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