Hymns · 1874

Take My Life, and Let It Be

Songwriter Frances Ridley Havergal, Louis Hérold

Details

Copyright Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)

Scripture connections

References

Verses this song directly draws from

Leviticus 11:44 Psalm 34:1 Isaiah 52:7 Jeremiah 1:9 Haggai 2:8 Luke 21:1-4 Romans 10:15 II Timothy 2:21

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to

Psalm 104:33 Psalm 145:1-2 Isaiah 6:6-8 Isaiah 50:4 Mark 12:30 Mark 12:41-44 Luke 7:37-38 Luke 10:27 Luke 22:42 John 12:3 Romans 12:1 I Corinthians 6:19-20 II Corinthians 5:15 II Corinthians 10:5 Ephesians 3:17

Lyrics

Verse 1
Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee. (Lev. 11:44, II Tim. 2:21)
Take my moments and my days;
Let them flow in ceaseless praise. (Ps. 34:1)
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. (Isa. 52:7, Rom. 10:15)

Verse 2
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my king. (Ps. 104:33, Ps. 145:1-2)
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee. (Jer. 1:9, Isa. 6:6-8, Isa. 50:4)
Take my silver and my gold; (Hag. 2:8)
Not a mite would I withhold. (Mark 12:41-44, Luke 21:1-4)
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose. (Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27, II Cor. 10:5)

Verse 3
Take my will, and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine. (Matt. 26:39, Matt. 26:42, Luke 22:42)
Take my heart, it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne. (Eph. 3:17)
Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store. (Luke 7:37-38, John 12:3)
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee. (Rom. 12:1, I Cor. 6:19-20, II Cor. 5:15)