Scripture Verse

My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 Corinthians 12:9

Introduction

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Theodore E. Perkins
(1831–1912)

Words: Mrs. Creo Als­tique, in Songs Tried and Prov­en, ed­it­ed by Rus­sell H. Con­well & Theo­dore Per­kins (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: A. J. Row­land, 1896), num­ber 98.

Music: Un­der­wood Theo­dore E. Per­kins (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Als­tique (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Take my heart, O lov­ing Sav­ior,
Only this have I to give,
Hear my will­ing con­se­cra­tion,
Thine, for­ev­er Thine, to live;
Lead Thou on, and I will fol­low,
Wheresoe’er my path may be,
Lord, I know that all suf­fi­cient
Is Thy pro­mised grace to me.

Take my heart, O lov­ing Sav­ior,
Bend my will to Thy con­trol;
Let me feel Thy pre­sence near­er,
Blessèd re­fuge of my soul;
Thro’ this world of care and sor­row,
O ’tis joy to trust in Thee,
And to know that all suf­fi­cient,
Is Thy pro­mised grace to me.