ELHB Hymn 355
Take my life, and let it be
Frances Ridley Havergal (1874)
Hymn Text
355. Take my life, and let it be
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1 Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
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.
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet, and let them be
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.
Always, only ,for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
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.
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
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 no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #355