9935. Thyself Instead

1 Lord, take my heart, my wandering heart,
To Thee its powers belong;
Cast out each thought of unbelief,
And fill me now with song.

Refrain:
Since Thou to purchase life for me
Thy precious blood hast shed,
Take all I have forever dear,
But give Thyself instead.

2 Take from my soul its dross, refine,
Its every sin remove;
Cast out the idols I have made,
And fill me with Thy love. [Refrain]

3 Take Thou my days and let my hours
Be spent alone for Thee;
O give me strength my cross to bear,
Whate’er that cross may be. [Refrain]

4 And when before Thy throne I stand,
My toil and labor o’er,
I’ll strike the harp Thy hand has tuned,
And praise Thee evermore. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Lord, take my heart, my wandering heart
Title: Thyself Instead
Author: Fanny Crosby
Refrain First Line: Since Thou to purchase life for me
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Source: Songs of Joy and Gladness by William McDonald, Joshua Gill, John R. Sweney and William Kirkpatrick (Boston: McDonald & Gill, 1885)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Some hymnals sow the author as Sallie Smith, one of Fanny's pseudonyms
Tune Information
Name: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Composer: John Robson Sweney
Meter: CMD
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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