English

Take My Life, and Let It Be

Tune
HENDON (7,7,7,7)
Composer
Henri A. C. Malan
Copyright
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Verse 1

Take my life, and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to thee; Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of thy love, At the impulse of thy love.

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, Filled with messages from thee.

Verse 3

Take my silver and my gold; Not a mite would I withhold. Take my intellect, and use Every power as thou shalt choose, Every power as thou shalt choose.

Verse 4

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, It shall be thy royal throne.

Verse 5

Take my love; my Lord, I pour At thy feet its treasure-store. Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for thee, Ever, only, all for thee.

Public Domain Information

Text
Public Domain
Tune
Public Domain
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Rights & Sources
Text Rights
Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 116, scan page 131 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/131). Credit as printed: Frances R. Havergal, 1874. Text author: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836–1879; dates from Wikidata Q275111, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1879): public domain.
Tune Rights
Public Domain Tune HENDON by Henri A. C. Malan (1827), printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920). https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The+Army+and+Navy+Hymnal%2FHymns%2FTake+My+Life%2C+and+Let+It+Be&oldid=13800249
Translation Rights
Not applicable (original-language text)
Arrangement Rights
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Recording Rights
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Score / sheet music Rights
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