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245. Take Thou our minds, dear Lord, we humbly pray

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 sovereign call.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Take Thou our minds, dear Lord, we humbly pray
Author: Rev. William H. Foulkes (1918)
Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Life in Christ: Dedication and Consecration; Children's Day; Christ: Leader, Our (9 more...)
Copyright: Copyright, 1918, by Calvin W. Laufer. Used by permission.
Tune Information
Name: HALL
Composer: Rev. Calvin W. Laufer (1918)
Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Copyright, 1918, by Calvin W. Laufer. Used by permission.



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