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[O Father of love, unto Thee I belong]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. F. Darling Incipit: 55671 23472 11176 Used With Text: I am Ready

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I Am Ready

Author: Carrie E. Breck Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O Father of love, un­to Thee I be­long Refrain First Line: I’m rea­dy, O Fa­ther Lyrics: 1 O Father of love, un­to Thee I be­long, Thy love and Thy la­bor to share; Whate’er Thou com­mand­est My soul shall be strong, Courageous to do and to dare. Refrain: I’m rea­dy, O Fa­ther, To be or to bear; I’m rea­dy to go or to stay; Wherever my du­ty, I know Thou art there, And there I will sweet­ly obey. 2 I see not the fu­ture, So plain un­to Thee, But safe­ly in Thee will I trust; Thou "know­est my frame," And Thou com­fort­est me, Remembering "I am but dust." [Refrain] 3 No ser­vice I ren­der, Dear Father, for Thee, Shall ev­er seem hard, by Thy side; The bur­dens too hea­vy Thou tak­est from me, And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain] 4 I shall not be lone­ly, or wea­ry, or sad, For Thou art my ten­der­est friend; To shel­ter and guide me And make my heart glad, And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ALTAMIRA Text Sources: Gospel Herald in Song by William S. Nickle, George J. Meyer, and Owen F. Pugh (Chicago: Meyer & Brother, 1899)

Dem Herrn geweiht

Author: F. A. B.; E. C. Magaret Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O Vater der Liebe, Dir bin ich geweiht Refrain First Line: Hier bin ich, o Vater, zum Kämpfen, zum Ruh'n Used With Tune: [O Vater der Liebe, Dir bin ich geweiht]

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I am Ready

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: Gospel Herald in Song #127 (1899) First Line: O Father of love, unto Thee I belong Refrain First Line: I'm ready, O Father, to be or to bear Lyrics: 1 O Father of love, unto Thee I belong, Thy love and Thy labor to share; Whate’er Thou commandest, my soul shall be strong, Courageous to do and to dare. Refrain: I’m ready, O Father, to be or to bear, I’m ready to go or to stay; Wherever my duty, Thyself will be there, And there I will sweetly obey. 2 I see not the future, so plain unto Thee, But safely in Thee will I trust; Thou “knowest my frame,” and Thou comfortest me, Remembering “I am but dust.” [Refrain] 3 No service I render, dear Father, for Thee, Shall ever seem hard, by Thy side; The burdens too heavy Thou takest from me, And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain] 4 I shall not be lonely, or weary, or sad, For Thou art my tenderest friend; To shelter and guide me and make my heart glad, Until my life journey shall end. [Refrain] Topics: Consecration Scripture: Acts 2:4 Languages: English Tune Title: [O Father of love, unto Thee I belong]
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I Am Ready

Author: Carrie E. Breck Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16292 First Line: O Father of love, un­to Thee I be­long Refrain First Line: I’m rea­dy, O Fa­ther Lyrics: 1 O Father of love, un­to Thee I be­long, Thy love and Thy la­bor to share; Whate’er Thou com­mand­est My soul shall be strong, Courageous to do and to dare. Refrain: I’m rea­dy, O Fa­ther, To be or to bear; I’m rea­dy to go or to stay; Wherever my du­ty, I know Thou art there, And there I will sweet­ly obey. 2 I see not the fu­ture, So plain un­to Thee, But safe­ly in Thee will I trust; Thou "know­est my frame," And Thou com­fort­est me, Remembering "I am but dust." [Refrain] 3 No ser­vice I ren­der, Dear Father, for Thee, Shall ev­er seem hard, by Thy side; The bur­dens too hea­vy Thou tak­est from me, And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain] 4 I shall not be lone­ly, or wea­ry, or sad, For Thou art my ten­der­est friend; To shel­ter and guide me And make my heart glad, And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: ALTAMIRA

Dem Herrn geweiht

Author: F. A. B.; E. C. Magaret Hymnal: Die Kleine Palme No. 2 #64 (1900) First Line: O Vater der Liebe, Dir bin ich geweiht Refrain First Line: Hier bin ich, o Vater, zum Kämpfen, zum Ruh'n Languages: German Tune Title: [O Vater der Liebe, Dir bin ich geweiht]

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Carrie Ellis Breck

1855 - 1934 Person Name: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Author of "I am Ready" in Gospel Herald in Song Carrie Ellis Breck was born 22 January 1855 in Vermont and raised in a Christian home. She later moved to Vineland, New Jersy, and then to Portland, Oregon. She wrote verse and prose for religious and household publications, In 1884 she married Frank A. Breck. She has written between fourteen and fifteen hundred hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) See also Mrs. Frank A. Breck.

Mrs. Frank A. Breck

Person Name: F. A. B. Author of "Dem Herrn geweiht" in Die Kleine Palme No. 2 See Breck, Carrie Ellis, 1855-1934

E. C. Magaret

1845 - 1924 Translator of "Dem Herrn geweiht" in Die Kleine Palme No. 2