The Story Behind the Hymn: Take My Life and Let It Be

Siblings with the same name, but different genders, abandoning fame from solo performances with the Philharmonic Society, and a famous painting that asked an all-important question. Uncover the beautiful love story in which a motherless schoolgirl learns in her loneliness, that the Lord God is a sun and shield; and that no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly, in the heartwarming story behind the well loved hymn: Take My Life & Let It Be-- coming up next! RECOMMENDED SONG LINKS (1) Norton Hall Band - Take My Life    • Video   (2) Take My Life And Let It Be - Paul Zach    • Take My Life And Let It Be   BIBLIOGRAPHY Alldridge, Lizzie. “Frances Ridley Havergal,” Wholesome Words Home Christian Biographies, Copyright 1996-2021 https://www.wholesomewords.org/biogra... Calhoun, David. “Profile in Faith: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) ‘Always, Only for My King’” C.S. Lewis Institute, Spring 2014 issue of Knowing & Doing https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/Fran... Challies, Tim. “Hymn Stories: Take My Life and Let It Be” Challies, Cruciform Press, Visual Theology. June 2, 2013. https://www.challies.com/articles/hym... Davey, Sally. “The Life of Frances Ridley Havergal,” Into Thy Word, Copyright 2007-2021 http://www.intothyword.org/apps/artic... “Frances Ridley Havergal - A Sweet Singer Her Words And Her Witness” Church of England, Church of England Copyright 2021 https://cofec.org/resources/essays-an... “Frances Ridley Havergal: Hymn and Devotional Writer” Prevailing Intercessory Prayer, SimpleUpdates 2002-2021 https://www.path2prayer.com/holiness-... “Frances Ridley Havergal” Paperless Hymnal (unknown copyright) http://www.paperlesshymnal.com/tph/st... “Frances Ridley Havergal” Wikipedia, 9 July 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances... “Havergal College” Wikipedia, 6 August 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverga... “J.T. Renford:All For Jesus” Prevailing Intercessory Prayer, SimpleUpdates 2002-2021 https://www.path2prayer.com/holiness-... “Luisenschule (Posen)” Wikipedia, 8 February 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luisens...) Morgan, Robert J., Then Sings My Soul. Nashville, Tennessee. Thomas Nelson Inc., 2003 “William Henry Havergal” Wikipedia, 23 June 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William... “Women Writers of Famous Hymns - Frances Ridley Havergal” Chest of Books, StatosSphere 2007-2021 https://chestofbooks.com/food/househo...