Glorious Hymns and Rhymes
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Chapter Three
BELIEVER’S CONSECRATION
42. TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE
By Frances R. Havergal
Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise.
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.
Take my voice and let me sing,
Always, only for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.
Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose.
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.
Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.
43. I SURRENDER ALL
By Judson W. Van DeVenter, 1896
All to Jesus I surrender
All to Him I freely give
I will ever love and trust Him
In His presence daily live
Refrain
I surrender all, I surrender all
All to Thee my blessed Savior
I surrender all
All to Jesus I surrender
At Thy feet I humbly bow
Worldly pleasures all forsaken
Take me, Jesus, take me now {Refrain}
All to Jesus I surrender
Lord, I give myself to Thee
Fill me with Thy love and power
Let Thy blessing fall on me {Refrain}
I surrender all, I surrender all
All to Thee my blessed Savior
I surrender all, I surrender all, I surrender all
44. I AM THINE, O LORD
By Fanny Crosby
I am Thine, O Lord; I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow'r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine. {Refrain}
O the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend! {Refrain}
There are depths of love that I yet may know
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee. {Refrain}
45. DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS
Deeper! Deeper! In the love of Jesus
Daily let me go-
Higher! Higher! In His school of wisdom
More of grace to know
Refrain
Oh, deeper yet I pray
And higher everyday
And wiser blessed Lord
In thy gracious holy word
Deeper! Higher! Blessed Holy Spirit
Take me higher still -
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus
And His perfect will. {Refrain}
Deeper! Wiser! Though it costs hard trial
Wiser let me grow -
Rooted, in the holy love of Jesus
Let me fruitful grow. {Refrain}
Deeper! Stronger! Every day in Jesus
Till all conflicts passed
Find me, conqueror, and in His own image
Perfected at last {Refrain}
46. NEARER MY GOD TO THEE
By Sarah F. Adams
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
There let the way appear, steps unto heaven;
All that thou sendest me, in mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
Then, with my waking thoughts bright with thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
Or if, on joyful wing cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
47. ABIDE WITH ME
Henry Francis Lyte
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O thou who changest not, abide with me.
I need thy presence every passing hour.
What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears not bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if thou abide with me.
Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
48. I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR
Annie S. Hawks, 1872
I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.
Refrain:
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.
I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their pow’r when Thou art nigh. {Refrain}
I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is vain. {Refrain}
I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises in me fulfill. {Refrain}
I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son. {Refrain}
49. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
The Christian life is not an impossible life,
As many have tried to say
But it is really very, very impossible
If you try to live it by yourself.
Refrain:
Therefore resign yourself in God’s mighty Hand;
He will lead you all the way -
Therefore resign yourself in God’s mighty Hand;
He will lead you all the way -
The Christian life is not just a code of laws
That y
ou must have to keep,
And if you try to keep all the laws of God,
You’ll fail; you’ll never make a start. {Refrain}
Now I tell you what the Christian life is
‘Tis a life of simple faith
In the One who made heaven and earth
In His Hand - in His Hand He hold them {Refrain}