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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 395 · Words: William D. Longstaff · Tune: HOLINESS
Take Time to Be Holy
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written around 1882 by William D. Longstaff, this hymn urges believers to deliberately set aside time for spiritual devotion, prayer, and fellowship with God. It emphasizes a life of quiet communion with Christ as the path to holiness.
Verse 1
Take time to be holy,
speak oft with thy Lord;
abide in him always,
and feed on his word.
Make friends of
God’s children,
help those who are weak,
forgetting in nothing
his blessing to seek.
Verse 2
Take time to be holy,
the world rushes on;
spend much time
in secret
with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus,
like him thou shalt be;
thy friends in thy conduct
his likeness shall see.
Verse 3
Take time to be holy,
let him be thy guide,
and run not before him,
whatever betide.
In joy or in sorrow,
still follow the Lord,
and, looking to Jesus,
still trust in his word.
Verse 4
Take time to be holy,
be calm in thy soul,
each thought
and each motive
beneath his control.
Thus led by his spirit
to fountains of love,
thou soon shall be fitted
for service above.
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