Take My Life and Let It Be

An old hymn written by Fanny Crosby (rem the blind woman of faith who penned "Blessed Assurance")
Performed by Chris Tomlin

As you listen the lyrics of this song... ask the Lord in what area are you struggling to surrender. It mentions so many areas in which can a challenge to for us to submit to God's will.

Do I give Him my hands and feet?
Do I only use my voice to to sing praises to my King or do I allow it to be used for satan's will?
Do my lips bring messages of love or of hate, of acceptance or of judgement?
Do I use the intellect He has given me to glorify Him or me?
Do I see the money I have as His or mine?
Who holds my heart, the world or Jesus?
Who does my life belong to and who do I submit to?



Take my life and let it be consecrated Lord, to thee
Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise
Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of thy love
Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for thee

Take my voice and let me sing always, only for my king
Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from thee
Take my silver and my gold not a might would I withhold
Take my intellect and use every power as you choose

::Chorus::
Here am I, all of me
Take my life, it's all for thee

Take 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
Take my love, my Lord I pour at your feet its treasure store
Take myself and I will be ever, only all for thee,
Take myself and I will be ever, only all for thee


"Kept for the Master's Use", a wonderful book written by Fanny Crosby (Frances Havergal). She uses lyrics from this hymn as chapter titles and it speaks to me every time I read this little paperback book that is so filled with godly wisdom that all of us need.
She encourages us to take every aspect of life and consecrate it for the Lord's use. Why keep anything for self glorification when we can keep it all for His use?

May all of us be kept for the Master's use, alwayz!