Together in Song ‎#599a

599a. Take my life, and let it be

1 Take my life, and let it be
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.

ttake 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.

4 Take my silver and my gold,
nothing, Lord, 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.

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Take my life, and let it be
• Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-79 (alt.)
• Meter: 77.77 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  2 Corinthians 9:6-12
  ;
  2 Timothy 4:1-5
  ;
  Ephesians 5:6-10
  ;
  Ephesians 5:14-17
  ;
  Luke 5:27-32
  ;
  Luke 19:1-10
  ;
  Mark 2:13-17
  ;
  Mark 2:1-17
  ;
  Matthew 9:1-9
  ;
  Matthew 25:14-30
  ;
  Philippians 3:7-9
  ;
  Romans 12:1-2
  ;
  Romans 12:9-13
• Topic: Commitment; Consecration; Devotion; Evangelism; Our Gifts to God
• Notes: The tune CHARLTON requires that the words are sung in eight-line stanzas, eech consisting of two of the verses

Tune Information

• Name: CHARLTON
• Composer: Alan Wilson, 1947-
• Meter: 77.77 D
• Key: C Major