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The Servant Song

Author: Richard Gillard, b. 1953 Appears in 51 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12 First Line: Will you let me be your servant Topics: Service Used With Tune: [Will you let me be your servant]

Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord

Author: William Hiram Foulkes Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 37 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12:1-2 First Line: Take thou our minds, dear Lord, we humbly pray Lyrics: 1 Take thou our minds, dear Lord, we humbly pray; give us the mind of Christ each passing day; teach us to know the truth that sets us free; grant us in all our thoughts to honor thee. 2 Take thou our hearts, O Christ, they are thine own; come thou within our souls and claim thy throne; help us to shed abroad thy deathless love; use us to make the earth like heaven above. 3 Take thou our wills, Most High! Hold thou full sway; have in our inmost souls Thy perfect way; guard thou each sacred hour from selfish ease; guide thou our ordered lives as thou dost please. 4 Take thou ourselves, O Lord, heart, mind, and will; through our surrendered souls thy plans fulfill. We yield ourselves to thee - time, talents, all; we hear, and henceforth heed thy sov'reign call. Topics: The Christian Life Christian Service; Heart Surrendered Used With Tune: SURSUM CORDA

O God Beyond All Praising

Author: Michael Perry, 1942-1996 Meter: 13.13.13.13.13.13 Appears in 34 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12:1 First Line: O God beyond all praising, we worship you today Lyrics: 1 O God beyond all praising, we worship you today and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; for we can only wonder at every gift you send, at blessings without number and mercies without end; we lift our hearts before you and wait upon your Word, we honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord. 2 Then hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bring, that we who know your favor may serve you as our King; and whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, we'll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still: to marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, and make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise. Used With Tune: THAXTED

I Bind My Heart This Tide

Author: Lauchlan MacLean Watt Meter: 6.7.7.7 D Appears in 30 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12:1 Lyrics: 1 I bind my heart this tide To the Galilean's side, To the wounds of Calvary, To the Christ who died for me. I bind my soul this day To the brother far away, And the brother near at hand, In this town, and in this land. 2 I bind my heart in thrall To the God, the Lord of all, To the God, the poor man's Friend, And the Christ whom He did send. I bind myself to peace, To make strife and envy cease, God, knit Thou sure the cord Of my thralldom to my Lord! Amen. Topics: Brotherhood; Commitment; Discipleship; Life in Christ Discipleship and Service Used With Tune: FEALTY

Holy Spirit, come, confirm us

Author: Brian Foley, 1919-2000 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 24 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12:1-13 Topics: The Gift and Work of the Holy Spirit Used With Tune: ALL FOR JESUS

Devoting himself to God

Author: Dr. Doddridge Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12:1 First Line: And will the eternal King Lyrics: 1 And will the eternal king So mean a gift reward? That offering, Lord, with joy we bring, Which thine own hand prepar'd. 2 We own thy various claim, And to thine altar move; The willing victims of thy grace, And bound with cords of love. 3 Descend, celestial fire, The sacrafice inflame; So shall a grateful odour rise Thro' our Redeemer's name. Topics: The Christian; Christian Devoting himself to god; Self-Dedication

Come, Lord, to our souls come down

Author: Howard Charles Adie Gaunt (1902-1983) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 16 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12:1-2 Topics: Belief; Commitment; Kindness; Renewal; The Word of God Used With Tune: MELLING

The Lord Now Sends Us Forth (Enviado soy de Dios)

Author: José Aguiar; Gerhard M. Cartford Meter: 12.12.12.12.12.12 Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12:1-8 First Line: The Lord now sends us forth with hands to serve and give (Enviado soy de Dios, mi mano lista está) Topics: Discipleship and Mission; Sending; Service Used With Tune: ENVIADO

We Are Your People

Author: Brian Wren Meter: 9.10.7.7 Appears in 14 hymnals Scripture: Romans 12 First Line: We are your people, Spirit of grace Lyrics: 1 We are your people, Spirit of grace; you dare to make us to all our neighbors Christ's living voice, hands, and face; Christ's living voice, hands, and face. 2 Joined in community, treasured and fed, may we discover gifts in each other, willing to lead and be led; willing to lead and be led. 3 Rich in diversity, help us to live closer than neighbors, open to strangers, able to clash and forgive; able to clash and forgive. 4 Glad of tradition, help us to see in all life's changing where you are leading, where our best efforts should be; where our best efforts should be. 5 Give, as we venture, justice and care (peaceful, resisting, waiting, or risking) wisdom to know when and where; wisdom to know when and where. 6 Spirit, unite us; make us, by grace, willing and ready, Christ's living body, loving the whole human race; loving the whole human race. Topics: The Church; Unity and Fellowship Used With Tune: SPIRIT-PRAYER