| Song | Make Me A Captive Lord |
| Album | Good Old Christian Hymns |
| Genre | Traditional Christian Hymns |
| Writer(s) | George Matheson |
| Music | |
| Key | Meter: 6.6.8.6 D |
| Tags | Make Me A Captive Lord |
| Theme(s) | |
| Scripture Reference(s) | Psalm 68:18; Romans 6:12-22 |
| CCLI Song No |
Make Me A Captive, Lord,
And Then I Shall Be Free;
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.
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 Thou Has Wrought Its Chain;
Enslave It With Thy Matchless Love,
And Deathless It Shall Reign.
My Power Is Faint And Low
Till I Have Learned To Serve;
It Lacks The Needed Fire To Glow,
It Lacks 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.
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.
