The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 530 · Words: Earl Marlatt · Tune: BEACON HILL
Are Ye Able
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →"Are Ye Able" is a discipleship hymn written by Earl Marlatt in 1926, drawn from Jesus's question to James and John in Mark 10:38-39 about sharing his cup of suffering. The congregation responds with a pledge of devotion — "Lord, we are able" — making it a classic hymn of commitment and consecration.
Verse 1
“Are ye able,”
said the Master,
“to be crucified with me?”
“Yea,” the sturdy
dreamers answered,
“to the death
we follow thee.”
Refrain
Lord, we are able.
Our spirits are thine.
Remold them, make us,
like thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance
above us shall be
a beacon to God,
to love, and loyalty.
Verse 2
Are ye able
to remember,
when a thief
lifts up his eyes,
that his pardoned
soul is worthy
of a place in paradise?
Refrain
Lord, we are able.
Our spirits are thine.
Remold them, make us,
like thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance
above us shall be
a beacon to God,
to love, and loyalty.
Verse 3
Are ye able
when the shadows
close around you
with the sod,
to believe that
spirit triumphs
to commend your
soul to God?
Refrain
Lord, we are able.
Our spirits are thine.
Remold them, make us,
like thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance
above us shall be
a beacon to God,
to love, and loyalty.
Verse 4
Are ye able?
Still the Master
whispers down eternity,
and heroic
spirits answer,
now as then in Galilee.
Refrain
Lord, we are able.
Our spirits are thine.
Remold them, make us,
like thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance
above us shall be
a beacon to God,
to love, and loyalty.
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