Text Based On Jeremiah Chapter 17 (KJV)
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

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Words: William Hiram Foulkes: 1877-1961
Music: Calvin Weiss Laufer: 1874-1938
Hall (Laufer) (10.10.10.10.) Lyrics/Verses/Key/v4/D/ PDF Score

TAKE THOU OUR MINDS, DEAR LORD

.   Take Thou our minds, dear Lord, we humbly pray, Give us the mind of Christ each passing day; Teach us to know the truth that sets us free; Grant us in all our thoughts to honour Thee.

2.   Take Thou our hearts, O Christ–they are Thine own; Come Thou within our souls and claim Thy throne; Help us to shed abroad Thy deathless love; Use us to make the earth like heaven above.

3.   Take Thou our wills, Most High! Hold Thou full sway; Have in our inmost souls Thy perfect way; Guard Thou each sacred hour from selfish ease; Guide Thou our ordered lives as Thou dost please.

4.   Take Thou ourselves, O Lord, heart, mind, and will; Through our surrendered souls Thy plans fulfill. We yield ourselves to Thee–time, talents, all; We hear, and henceforth heed, Thy sovereign call.