Text: | Make me a captive, Lord |
Author: | George Matheson, 1842 - 1906 |
Tune: | LEOMINSTER |
Arranger: | Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842 - 1900 |
Composer: | George William Martin, 1828 - 81 |
1 Make me a captive, Lord,
And then I shall be free;
Force me to render up my sword,
And I shall conqueror be.
I sink in life's alarms
When by myself I stand;
Imprison me within thine arms,
And strong shall be my hand.
2 My heart is weak and poor
Until it master find;
It has no spring of action sure,
It varies with the wind.
It cannot freely move
Till Thou hast wrought its chain;
Enslave it with thy matchless love,
And deathless it shall reign. A-men.
3 My power is faint and low
Till I have learned to serve;
It wants the needed fire to glow,
It wants the breeze to nerve;
It cannot drive the world
Until itself be driven;
Its flag can only be unfurled
When Thou shalt breathe from heaven.
4 My will is not my own
Till thou hast made it thine;
If it would reach a monarch's throne
It must its crown resign;
It only stands unbent
Amid the clashing strife,
When on thy bosom it has leant
And found in thee its life.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Make me a captive, Lord |
Author: | George Matheson, 1842 - 1906 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1958 |
Topic: | The Life In Christ: The Inner Life; The Life In Christ: Consecration |
Copyright: | Words by permission of the trustees of the late Miss Jane G. Matheson |
Notes: | Now Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LEOMINSTER |
Composer: | George William Martin, 1828 - 81 |
Arranger: | Arthur S. Sullivan, 1842 - 1900 |
Meter: | S. M. D. |
Key: | D Major |
Copyright: | Music by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd. |
Notes: | Now Public Domain |