Seize the Moment Day 942
Take My Life
Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”
The original hymn was written in 1876 by Frances Havergal. The daughter of an Anglican minister, she was referred to as the ‘consecrated poet’, striving to live her life that was fully dedicated to Christ, always sensitive to the needs of others. She gave the hymn a sense of prayerful petition by starting each verse with the compulsory verb of “take”.
In May of 2013, Chris Tomlin and Louie Gigglio put a modern twist on the hymn, making sure to keep the integrity and meaning of the verses, while adding a new chorus that reiterated the consecration and personal commitment to the Lord. Like Frances, these two men convey the message of the song with strong conviction and invitation for others to do the same.
Take my life and let it be, consecrated Lord to Thee
Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise.
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Take My Life
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose,
every power as thou shalt choose.
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.
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee.