Make me a captive, Lord - Sullivan, Arthur

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"An arrangement by Sullivan of a hymn by George William Martin (1828-81)"

⌛ Period → Romantic ◈ Genre → Hymns

♯ Key D major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range F#2 – D5

¶ Language → English

Measures 20

Texture mixed texture

Parts 2

Instruments A cappella or keyboard

Pages 1

CPDL # 22094

Editor James Gibb

Posted 2010-08-15

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Midi_20

F#2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

1. Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall be fre; 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. 2. My heart is weak and poor Until it master find; It has no spring of action sure - It varies with the wind. It cannot freely move, Till though hast wrought its chain; Enslave it with Thy matchless love, And deathless it shall reign. 3. My power is faint and low Till I have learned to serve; It wants the needed fire to glow, It wants the breeze to nerve; It cannot drive the world, Until itself be driven; Its flag can only be unfurled When Thou shalt breathe from heaven. 4. 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.