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The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

Take my heart, O Father, take it

  • No. 468
  • Words Anon.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Take my heart, O Father, take it!Make and keep it all thine own;Let thy Spirit melt and break it,This proud heart of sin and stone.Father, make it pure and lowly,Fond of peace and far from strife,Turning from the paths unholy,Of this vain and sinful life.

2

Ever let thy grace surround it,Strengthen it with power divine;Till thy cords of love have bound it,Make it to be wholly thine.May the blood of Jesus heal it,And its sins be all forgiven;Holy Spirit, take and seal it,Guide it in the path to heaven.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «468» (large) in the right column of p. 151, below hymn 467's «Anon,», with the reference line «501, 503, 844.» in italic figures on the same line (= sing to the tune of hymn 501, 503 or 844). The first word «TAKE» is set in capitals and small capitals. «Anon.» in italics at the right after stanza 2. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («take it !», «own ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is 8s & 7s Double, 8.7.8.7.D).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance · No. 468 · printed page 151
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01