Hymn Chords

568. Make Me a Captive, Lord

Eb                 Ab
Make me a captive, Lord,

    Fm7    F        Bb
And then I shall be free;

Bb7   Eb    Bb     Cm  Eb7 Bb
Force me to render up  my  sword,

F7  F       Bb7       F
And I shall conqueror be.

  Ab               Eb
I sink in life’s a-larms

     Cm          Gm
When by myself I stand;

Bb7 Eb     G7      Ab       Db7
Im- prison me with-in Thine arms,

Fm  Eb           Bb7   Eb
And strong shall be my hand.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
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.

[Verse 2]
My heart is weak and poor
Till it a master find;
It has no spring of action sure—
It varies with the wind.
It cannot freely move
Till Thou has wrought its chain;
Enslave it with Thy matchless love,
And deathless it shall reign.

[Verse 3]
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.