Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God.
Romans 12:1
Words & Music: Charles M. Davis, in Make His Praise Glorious, edited by Edwin O. Excell (Chicago, Illinois: E. O. Excell, 1900), number 2 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Davis (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
My life I have given to Thee, dear Lord,
’Tis all I have to give;
A living sacrifice for Thee,
The while I have to live.
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My life I have given to Thee, dear Lord—
I long to live only for Thee;
Yes, all that I have is Thine, dear Lord,
It never belonged to me.
My heart I have given to Thee, dear Lord,
Its love so pure and true;
I’ll not withhold Thine own from Thee,
Now take and make it new.
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My soul I have given to Thee, dear Lord,
The purchase of Thy blood;
O wash it now from every stain
Within the crimson flood.
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My all I have given to Thee, dear Lord,
I wait and humbly bow;
I will not let Thee go away
Except Thou bless me now.
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