Take My Life and Let it Be - story behind the hymn
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Is it possible to sing this classic hymn lightly? No greater words of consecration and commitment to God have been written. Let's look at its history, and the meaning of Frances Havergal's lyrics, here today.
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1 Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.
2 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,
swift and beautiful for thee.
3 Take my voice and let me sing
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.
4 Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose,
every power as thou shalt choose.
5 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,
it shall be thy royal throne.
6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee.
As I commented on the video of Be thou my vision. This too was sung at my daughters memorial.
service. Reflecting on my daughters short life of 8 days, This hymn hits home.
All praise to The King
🥲🥲🥲 God bless you, sweet soul. You'll be seeing that precious girl in all her glory soon enough...praise God for it. Thank you for sharing.
I too love this hymn. Yes, it is important that we consecrate ourselves, but I believe the Good Lord also consecrates (sets apart for holiness) us at the moment of our Salvation as well as the Communion emblems. Of course, it may not be until years after Salvation that we begin to understand holiness, hotly pursue it, and--Good Lord willing--begin to achieve it.
I use my lips and hands in my ministry of encouragement, even though my right hand is crippled with a bad tremor. My writing is terrible, even for a doctor LOL, but I can still type decently on a good day and use my specially designed mouse to serve in my day job as well as encouragement. I have used my intellect in my day job--still do to keep up with the wonderful God-given advances in my field than others. I've had thousands of prayers over the years, many from far away, as well as the anointing of the sick out of James 5, and I believe some day my hand will be cured--if not on Earth, in Heaven--so I win either way. Satan may use physical ailments as spiritual warfare, but I joke that Satan has my hand but Jesus has the rest of me.
When I was on faculty at the med school I used my intellect to try to break barriers of belief in doctors and scientists, who badly need Jesus. I think of the parable of the soil & try to blast cracks in the concrete pavement--surely there must be some good soil underneath.
I agree that often the last part to be converted is our wallet--I'm reminded of a cartoon where a man is getting baptized and he holds up his hand holding his wallet as he is immersed in the water.
PREACH ON BROTHER!
Thank you for sharing the background story to a powerful and seemingly almost forgotten hymn. What a shame that so many young Christians have never heard of it.
I first heard this at my little chapel in Portsmouth, England where I had started going as an 18 year-old in 1982. I knew I was hungry for God but no-one had ever told me what to do. One Sunday evening, one of my teachers, a kind but fairly formidable lady, stood and gave her testimony of how the hardest thing the her had been to surrender her intellect to God. I had never heard of such a thing and didn't know God wanted this. She then chose this hymn and we stood to sing. However, I couldn't get the words out: they were stuck in my throat while every word was leaping at me off the page. For the first time in my life, I knew that God was calling me and speaking to me. I rushed home and went on my knees, pouring out these beautiful words to him, meaning ever one with all my heart. I also asked him to fill me with his Holy Spirit, which I had also heard about that evening. Immediately, there on my knees in my bedroom I was gloriously saved and filled with his Spirit. I knew I was born again and had never known such peace and joy. I later discovered that on that very evening he had also called me to be an evangelist. This hymn and the story behind it are very precious to me. Thank the Lord for the servant he gave this to all those years ago.
This song draws me closer to God. Oh Lord help me in my christain race. God bless you Luke.
Take my life...was the song for my baptism. Luke I just love joining you and your love for Jesus shines through you. God bless you as you continue to serve our Jesus.
We sang this hymn at our wedding. My unsaved family were there. In my speech at the reception. I quoted "As got me and my house, we will serve the Lord" Book of Hosea
I have always loved Frances Havergal's hymns after reading her history: in August, 1850, she entered Mrs.Teed's school, whose influence over her was most beneficial. In the following year she says, "I committed my soul to the Saviour, and earth and heaven seemed brighter from that moment." So beautiful at that moment of salvation to write that and she lived in that brightness her whole life. Oh what a testament. One of the most beautiful hymns ever written. Thank you for featuring it so beautifully.
I grew up in the church and learned this a a child. It’s one of the songs I usually sing during my devotions. Wonderful words! Wish we would sing hymns like this in church.❤️
I agree. I love the old traditions and the more "reverant" services. I love the litugy and the structure. And i truly love the old hymns.❤
Praise the Lord!
AMEN TAKE MY LIFE LORD AND HELP ME TO FULLFILL THE DESTINY YOU PLANNED 4 ME IN THE BEGINNING. OF TIME. AMEN..LET ME SHINE 4 YOU LORD.
Dear Luke thank you so very much for this very special ministry as I often felt that the 'old hymns were being forgotten and replaced by today's modern music. These old hymns hold so much reverence. Thank you again and may God continue to lead you and bless you 🙏
❤I love this hymn and now to know the background of it additional blessings!! What a wonderful song, if meant with all your heart, to sing each morning to the LORD GOD!! A wonderful way to begin each day…❤
What a great blessing....when the Lord equips us for His work it's always perfectly anointed. Thank you for your obedience to His call.
I woke up this morning and this song has been playing in my head. I didn't know why but after watching this video, I now know what God is telling me. God bless you.
Same reason I'm here❤
I have been very moved by the beautiful lyrics of this hymn. Every morning I recite the words as a devotional. May our lives reflect the same devotion to Christ as Francis R. Havergal. Thank you for enlightening us about her life. Very inspiring!!
Remember singing this beautiful hymn many times. Listening to our broadcast today, I was so impressed by the words , “Take my silver and my gold.” At age 76 I have just yesterday sorted my jewellery and separated the “costume” jewellery from “the silver and the gold”. Those words really spoke to me.
Dear Luke🙂
God continue to bless you, especially for the exposition of this hymn.
My sister & I belonged to Clapham Baptist Church in Battersea, London as little girls.
She presented a recitation of Gladys Aylward - a missionary in China. The Sunday School children sang this as the Theme Song to this presentation.
Tears well up in my eyes as I watch this video.
I bet we sang it to her original music as the music was different from your video.
I know both & love each one.music 🎶 0:07
My family has since left England & I now reside in Maryland, USA.
Please feel free to reach out, i still visit London to see family. I also do missions.
BLESSINGS for yr work. You have made my day!
Also to all wjo have commented.
Much Love🙏🏼🤗
THANK YOU DEAR BROTHER. IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER. MY PRAYER IS THAT I BE INSEPARABLY LINKED TOGETHER WITH GOD. I PRAY THAT MY LIFE SPIRIT SOUL AND BODY BE KNIT TOGETHER WITH GOD AND HIS HOLY SPIRIT. I EVEN PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD LET KNOTS BE FORMED IN THE WEAVING OF OUR LIVES SO THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO UNRAVEL THE HOLY WEAVING OF HIS AND MY SPIRIT SOUL AND BODY
My late Mum’s favourite hymn, and now one of mine. Some of the sweetest words and a great prayer. Your historical context and singing was nice!
Beautiful, and amazing song - all glory and honor be to GOD!
Interesting, that here in Australia we sing her hymn to the tune she wanted!
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I'd love to know what that tune is! Not sure how to find it.
Just found your channel...what a beautiful channel you have...thank you.
Amen! Thank you.
What a beautiful history behind one of my favorite hymns.
Again, thank you.
God be with you 🙏 🙌
Hi Luke. Thank you so much for all the songs that you share with us. I started singing a lot of them from the age of 11 in the church in Gweru, Zimbabwe. I know this song to a very different tune though.
I've heard from a few people who are used to the "Nottingham" tune for this hymn!
Hi Luke, would you know which tune is the original? The one you sang (with a repeat of the last line) or the one without the repeat of the last line. Thanks
Thanks God, praise Him with words and the story’s behind. A fast choking world, need to take my heart praise the Lord
I have so enjoyed these back stories. Thank you so much for doing this!
We shared this story and song in South Carolina, USA together in our ladies Sunday School. We prayed, sang and rejoiced in the LORD.
I liked listening to Joni Eareckson Tada sing this song.
Thank you for this lesson from this beautiful hymn.
Sometimes we sing to the tune written by Mozart!
Thank you so much for giving us this wonderful history and message!
This was a favorite hymn of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship chapter at Wichita State University while I was there, 1972-1976. But I don't think I've ever heard it anywhere else until I found it again on the internet recently.
Thank you Sir. First time i am listening this hymn.
What a beautiful reminder for us. Thanks Luke.
Thank you. Just last week I mentioned this hymn to a friend 🎶😊
Jesus washed the disciples's feet, their dusty feet. Why don't we follow our Example and do likewise? Beautiful poem
As the song implies, we cannot give our heart but ask Him to take it. We can give Jesus nothing but a sin-polluted heart, and ask Him to cleanse it. Without employing any compulsion, any violence, He conforms the will of the human subject to the will of God, making the life complete, bringing perfection to the character.
Tom Rhoads
Beautiful song yes thank you enjoy the history you tell of the songs
Happy Sabbath dear brother, thank you for this video.
Good morning, another wonderful song/devotional!! I agree with the words you spoke ~ about singing with meaning it…❤ too many times our praise falls to ‘going through the motions’ and I wonder how we would like that? If GOD just decided ok, lets see if a repeat of all your yesterdays fills and comforts you the same!! Praise HIM 🎉
HE would never for every day is new, made by the very hand of our LORD GOD!!
Yesterday we say a couple hymns that Ive not ever heard, wondered if you have, or you would care to look into them ~ 1~ Teach Me, O Lord, I Pray, and 2~ Will you come and follow Me!! Thank you for all you do here! ❤
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Thanks you very interesting.😇🇬🇧❤️🇮🇱
**Can you make a video for the hymn I Gave My Life for Thee?
That is a much nicer tune than the one I grew up with which was quite monotonous.