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Frances Ridley Havergal (14 December 1836 – 3 June 1879) was an English religious poet and hymnwriter. Take My Life and Let it Be and Thy Life for Me (also known as I Gave My Life for Thee) are two of her best known hymns.
Hymn books commonly omit the second stanza, [5] which is described as an optional verse in the originally published version. [2] In Salvation Army hymn books, the line "God the mighty Maker" in stanza four is changed to "Christ the mighty maker". [5] As well as the refrain included by Ralph E. Hudson, other hymn books have added a chorus to the ...
Because Thy promise I believe,-O Lamb of God, I come! Just as I am - Thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down; Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,-O Lamb of God, I come! Just as I am - of that free love The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove, Here for a season, then above,-O Lamb of God, I come! [8]
The hymn's chorus repeats "I surrender all" three times, and an additional two times in the men's part. The entire hymn, if sung with each refrain and second-voice part, contains the word "surrender" 30 times, and the word "all" 43 times. [8] The hymn's first stanza stresses complete surrender: "All to him I freely give".
The melody is credited to Dorsey, drawn extensively from the 1844 hymn tune, "Maitland". [1] " Maitland" is often attributed to American composer George N. Allen (1812–1877), but the earliest known source (Plymouth Collection, 1855 [2]) shows that Allen was the author/adapter of the text "Must Jesus bear the cross alone," not the composer of the tune, and the tune itself was printed without ...
This is a list of original Roman Catholic hymns. The list does not contain hymns originating from other Christian traditions despite occasional usage in Roman Catholic churches. The list has hymns in Latin and English.
"A Call to the Free Nations" "A Hymn of Freedom" "Christ is the world's true Light" "Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest" "God Has Spoken by His Prophets" "God, you have given us power to sound" "Lord of All Majesty and Might" "Our Father by Whose Servant(s)" "Now is eternal life if ris'n with Christ we stand" "Chamar"
In giving permission since for the printing of the hymn I have always made it a condition that Sullivan’s tune shall not be in any way referred to". [10] Due to Pott's ban of Sullivan's tune being published with the words, "Angel Voices, Ever Singing" has predominantly been played using Monk's "Angel Voices" tune up to the 21st century. [11]