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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 399 · Words: Frances R. Havergal · Tune: MESSIAH
Take My Life, and Let It Be
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A consecration hymn written by Frances R. Havergal in 1873, expressing total surrender of one's life, faculties, time, and possessions to God. It remains one of the most beloved hymns of dedication in Protestant worship.
Verse 1
Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments
and my days;
let them flow
in ceaseless 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.
Verse 2
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 power as
thou shalt choose.
Verse 3
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.
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