Hymn
Take Me, O My Father, Take Me
Take me, O my Father, take me!
Take me, save me, through thy Son;
That which thou wouldst have me, make me,
Let thy will in me be done.
Long from thee my footsteps straying,
Thorny proved the way I trod;
Weary come I now, and praying--
Take me to thy love, my God!
Fruitless years with grief recalling,
Humbly I confess my sin;
At thy feet, O Father, falling,
To thy household take me in.
Freely now to thee I proffer
This relenting heart of mine;
Freely life and soul I offer--
Gift unworthy love like thine.
Once the world's Redeemer, dying,
Bare our sins upon the tree;
On that sacrifice relying,
Now I look in hope to thee:
Father, take me! all forgiving,
Fold me to thy loving breast;
In thy love for ever living,
I must be for ever blest!
Take Me, O My Father, Take Me — Text from Laudes Domini, 1884. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/take-me-o-my-father-take-me
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Take Me, O My Father, Take Me?
The words of Take Me, O My Father, Take Me were written by Ray Palmer; the version here was published in 1884. The library holds 4 more hymns by Ray Palmer, including Jesus, These Eyes Have Never Seen and My Faith Looks Up to Thee.
Is Take Me, O My Father, Take Me public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1884. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Take Me, O My Father, Take Me?
Take Me, O My Father, Take Me is in 8.7.8.7 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, I've Found a Friend, See, the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph! and Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.