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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.
My heart is weak and poor
Until it 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.
My power is faint and low
Till I have learnt to serve;
It wants the needed fire to glow,
It wants the breeze to nerve;
It cannot drive the world,
Until itself be driven;
Its flag can only be unfurled
When Thou shall breathe from heaven.
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.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 6 8 6 D (D.S.M.)
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Dates:
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1890
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 68:18;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1965 | # 633 | | 1977 | # 528 | | 1962 | # 478 | | 2000 | # 518 | | 2000 | # 455 | | 1983 | # 714 | | 1964 | # 297 | | | # 152 | | 1954 | # 596 | | 1990 | # 378 | | 1925 | # 303 | | 1931 | # 576 | | 1917 | # 502 | | 1971 | # 242 | | 1999 | # 604 | | 1989 | # 421 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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ST. THOMAS
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Meter:
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6 6 8 6 (S.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1770
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 60 | No key | | # 18 | F | | # 120 | F | | # 280 | F | | # 293 | F | | # 591 | F | | # 21 | G | | # 382 | G | | # 445 | G | | # 478 | G | | # 254 | G | | # 194 | G | | # 738 | G | | # 33 | G | | # 131 | C |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 6 6 8 6 D (D.S.M.) | | 6 6 8 6 D (D.S.M.) | | 6 6 8 6 D (D.S.M.) |
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