Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Take my heart O Father mold it
Topic: Childlike Spirit
Writer: Unknown Unknown
Composer: J Dykes
Meter: 8s and 7s
Tune: St Sylvester
Hymn Number: 492
Page Number: 172, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTAKE my heart, O Father! mold it
In obedience to Thy will;
And, as rip'ning years unfold it,
Keep it true and childlike still.
Father, keep it pure and lowly,
Strong and brave, yet free from strife,
Turning from the paths unholy
Of a vain or sinful life.
Ever let Thy might surround it;
Strengthen it with pow'r divine,
Till Thy cords of love have bound it,
Father, wholly unto Thine.