The Army and Navy Hymnal/Hymns/Lord, Speak to Me, that I May Speak

by Frances Ridley Havergal(Canonbury by Robert Schumann)

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Lord, Speak to Me, that I May Speak

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(CANONBURY. L. M.)

Frances R. Havergal, 1872

Robert Schumann, 1833

1. Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
   In living echoes of thy tone;
   As thou hast sought, so let me seek
   Thy erring children lost and lone.
   
2. O teach me, Lord, that I may teach
   The precious things thou dost impart;
   And wing my words, that they may reach
   The hidden depths of many a heart.
   
3. O fill me with thy fulness, Lord,
   Until my very heart o'erflow
   In kind-ling tho't and glowing word.
   Thy love to tell, thy praise to show.
   
4. O use me, Lord, use even me,
   Just as thou wilt, and when and where;
   Until thy blessed face I see,
   Thy rest, thy joy, thy glory share.