Croaky voice worship

I've come to the end of a very damp holiday with the remants of a truly vile cold and an ear infection so although my colleagues and I are no longer doing Darth Vader impersonations, I tried singing this Sunday and produced a disapppointing growl allied with an annoying base to tenor squeak. So I ended up listening to the words we were singing and went home and wrote my own far-less-holy version!

Chris Tomlin Take my life

"Take my life and let it be consecrated Lord, to thee."

Lord you see my everyday walking around, going to work, swimming, talking, walking life.  I pray you'll use it as a whole, an offering if you like to put it like that.

"Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise."

Lord when I hear Kev's watch alarm, let me find a quick thank you moment, when I'm walking at lunch time and see flowers and trees, remind me of your goodness, help me remember each day is supposed to be yours even if I'm deep in a database or sitting in a coffee shop reading a detective novel

"Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of thy love."

Lord that's religious speak for driving taxi for Maureen, ordering the shopping for parents, listening patiently to friends and colleagues when I would rather be reading!

"Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for thee."

Father I want to be a useful "salesman" for Jesus! A good living advert for an ordinary life lived where despite my failures God is in me doing stuff

"Take my voice and let me sing always, only for my king."

Not a chance - it's croaky, broken and I'm an "outside in nature" not a "shower Diva" but may those who know me not hear grumbly grumpiness but blackbird notes of God inspired happiness

"Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from thee."

Father if I am honest I use humour and banter and only do deep godly honest when I've had a beer or am writing stuff down- so we have work to do here!!

"Take my silver and my gold not a mite would I withhold."

Lord more religious stuff: take my bank account and the way I plan financially, help me balance a generous heart with what is a lean salary - keep me trusting and open hearted.  Challenge me if you need to!! Not sure I am up to not withholding a mite - I am not that trusting or generous...

"Take my intellect and use every power as you choose."

So when I'm not feeling too challenged, help me remember I can read and think, remind me I can spend time watching or reading sheer rubbish, don't let me be afraid to write and share.

: Chorus:

Here am I, all of me.

Take my life, it's all for thee.

Take my will and make it Thine it shall be no longer mine.

Take my heart it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne.

Take my love, my Lord I pour at your feet its treasure store

Take myself and I will be ever, only all for thee,

Take myself and I will be ever, only all for thee.

Here am I, All of me.

Take my life, It's all for thee.

Lord this is sometimes true, and I wish it was more so, I am afraid this is an aspirational song and singing it as I'm writing it would take far too long and wouldn't scan!!

With thanks to Chris Tomlin and the worship series at church which encourages us to use our whole lives in worship!