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SDA Hymnal 330

Take My Life and Let It Be

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1Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.

2Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee;
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King.

3Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee;
Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.

4Take 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.

5Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.

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7.7.7.7
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trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Take my life, and let it be/˘/˘/˘˘7A
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Take my hands, and let them move/˘/˘/˘/7B
At the impulse of Thy love.˘˘/˘˘//7C

Verse 2

Take my feet, and let them be/˘/˘/˘˘7A
Swift and beautiful for Thee;/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Take my voice, and let me sing/˘/˘/˘/7B
Always, only, for my King.///˘˘˘/7B

Verse 3

Take my lips, and let them be/˘/˘/˘˘7A
Filled with messages from Thee;/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Take my silver and my gold,/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Not a mite would I withhold.˘˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Take my will, and make it Thine;/˘˘˘/˘/7A
It shall be no longer mine;˘˘˘˘/˘/7A
Take my heart, it is Thine own;/˘/˘˘//7B
It shall be Thy royal throne.˘˘˘//˘/7B

Verse 5

Take my love; my Lord, I pour/˘/˘/˘/7A
At Thy feet its treasure store;˘//˘/˘/7A
Take myself, and I will be///˘˘˘˘7B
Ever, only, all for Thee./˘/˘/˘/7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.