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Take My Life and Let It Be

Key - C
Time - 4/4

Verse 1

Take my life, and

let it

Consecra

ted,

Lord, to

Thee.

Take my

moments

and my

days;

Let them

flow in

ceaseless

praise;

Let them

flow in

ceaseless

praise.

Verse 2

Take my hands, and

let them

move

At the

impulse

of Thy

love.

Take my

feet, and

let them

Swift and

beauti

ful for

Thee

Swift and

beauti

ful for

Thee.

Verse 3

Take my voice, and

let me

sing

Always,

only,

for my

King.

Take my

lips, and

let them

Filled with

messa

ges from

Thee;

Filled with

messa

ges from

Thee.

Verse 4

Take my silver

and my

gold;

Not a

mite would

I with

hold.

Take my

intel

lect, and

use

Every

power as

Thou shalt

choose;

Every

power as

Thou shalt

choose.

Verse 5

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 6

Take my love, my

Lord, I

pour

At Thy

feet its

treasure

store.

Take my

self, and

I will

Ever,

only,

all for

Thee;

Ever,

only,

all for

Thee.

{title: Take My Life and Let It Be}
{key: C}

{c: Verse 1}
[C]Take my life, and [G]let it [C]be
[C]Consecra[F]ted, [G]Lord, to [C]Thee.
[C]Take my [G]moments [F]and my [C]days;
[C]Let them [F]flow in [Am]ceaseless [G]praise;
[Am]Let them [C]flow in [G]ceaseless [C]praise.

{c: Verse 2}
[C]Take my hands, and [G]let them [C]move
[C]At the [F]impulse [G]of Thy [C]love.
[C]Take my [G]feet, and [F]let them [C]be
[C]Swift and [F]beauti[Am]ful for [G]Thee
[Am]Swift and [C]beauti[G]ful for [C]Thee.

{c: Verse 3}
[C]Take my voice, and [G]let me [C]sing
[C]Always, [F]only, [G]for my [C]King.
[C]Take my [G]lips, and [F]let them [C]be
[C]Filled with [F]messa[Am]ges from [G]Thee;
[Am]Filled with [C]messa[G]ges from [C]Thee.


{c: Verse 4}
[C]Take my silver [G]and my [C]gold;
[C]Not a [F]mite would [G]I with[C]hold.
[C]Take my [G]intel[F]lect, and [C]use
[C]Every [F]power as [Am]Thou shalt [G]choose;
[Am]Every [C]power as [G]Thou shalt [C]choose.

{c: Verse 5}
[C]Take my will, and [G]make it [C]Thine;
[C]It shall [F]be no [G]longer [C]mine.
[C]Take my [G]heart, it [F]is Thine [C]own;
[C]It shall [F]be Thy [Am]royal [G]throne;
[Am]It shall [C]be Thy [G]royal [C]throne.


{c: Verse 6}
[C]Take my love, my [G]Lord, I [C]pour
[C]At Thy [F]feet its [G]treasure [C]store.
[C]Take my[G]self, and [F]I will [C]be
[C]Ever, [F]only, [Am]all for [G]Thee;
[Am]Ever, [C]only, [G]all for [C]Thee.

Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days;
Let them flow in ceaseless praise;
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
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

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.


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.

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.


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.

"Take My Life and Let It Be (Hymn)"
Words by Frances Ridley Havergal. Music by Lowell Mason.
Public Domain
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