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568- Make Me a Captive, Lord

Christian Life: Humility

1

  • Make me a captive, Lord,
  • And then I shall be free;
  • Force me to render up my sword,
  • And I shall conqueror be.
  • I sink in life's alarms
  • When by myself I stand;
  • Imprison me within Thine arms,
  • And strong shall be my hand.

2

  • My heart is weak and poor
  • Till it a master find;
  • It has no spring of action sure;
  • It varies with the wind.
  • It cannot freely move
  • Till Thou hast wrought its chain;
  • Enslave it with Thy matchless love,
  • And deathless it shall reign.

3

  • My will is not my own
  • Till Thou hast made it Thine;
  • If it would reach a monarch's throne
  • It must its crown resign;
  • It only stands unbent,
  • Amid the clashing strife,
  • When on Thy bosom it has leant
  • And found in Thee its life.