View source for Take Time to Be Holy

==Tunes and Composers==
* Tune: [[Slane]] - Irish Folk Tune
* Tune: [[Holiness]], by [[George Coles Stebbins]] (1846 - 1945)

==Lyrics==
* Poet: [[William Dunn Longstaff]] (1822 - 1894)
* Poetic Meter: [[:category:6 5 6 5 D|6 5 6 5 D]]
1. Take time to be holy,<br>
speak oft with thy Lord;<br>
abide in him always,<br>
and feed on his word.<br>
Make friends of God's children,<br>
help those who are weak,<br>
forgetting in nothing<br>
his blessing to seek.

2. Take time to be holy,<br>
the world rushes on;<br>
spend much time in secret<br>
with Jesus alone.<br>
By looking to Jesus,<br>
like him thou shalt be;<br>
thy friends in thy conduct<br>
his likeness shall see.

3. Take time to be holy,<br>
let him be thy guide,<br>
and run not before him,<br>
whatever betide.<br>
In joy or in sorrow,<br>
still follow the Lord,<br>
and, looking to Jesus,<br>
still trust in his word.

4. Take time to be holy,<br>
be calm in thy soul,<br>
each thought and each motive<br>
beneath his control.<br>
Thus led by his spirit<br>
to fountains of love,<br>
thou soon shalt be fitted<br>
for service above. 

[[category:Hymns]]
[[category:Public Domain Hymns]]
[[category:6 5 6 5 D]]
[[category:Public Domain Lyrics]]
[[category:Holiness]]
[[category:Time]]
[[category:Persistence]]
[[category:Trust]]
[[category:Preparation]]
[[category:Prayer]]
[[category:Scripture Study]]