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300. Is Your All on the Altar?

1 You have longed for sweet peace
and for faith to increase,
And have earnestly, fervently prayed;
But you cannot have rest
or be perfectly blest
Until all on the altar is laid.

Refrain:
Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid?
Your heart does the Spirit control?
You can only be blest
and have peace and sweet rest
As you yield Him your body and soul.

2 Would you walk with the Lord
in the light of His Word,
And have peace and contentment alway?
You must do His sweet will
to be free from all ill–
On the altar your all you must lay. [Refrain]

3 O we never can know
what the Lord will bestow
Of the blessings for which we have prayed,
Till our body and soul
He doth fully control,
And our all on the altar is laid. [Refrain]

4 Who can tell all the love
He will send from above,
And how happy our hearts will be made,
Of the fellowship sweet
we shall share at His feet
When our all on the altar is laid. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: You have longed for sweet peace and for faith to increase
Title: Is Your All on the Altar?
Author: Elisha A. Hoffman
Refrain First Line: Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid?
Language: English
Publication Date: 1982
Tune Information
Name: [You have longed for sweet peace and for faith to increase]
Composer: Elisha A. Hoffman
Key: E♭ Major



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