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Glorious Hymns and Rhymes

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by John B. Joseph


  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}

 

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