Is Your All On the Altar
Words & Music by Elisha A. Hoffman, 1820-1915
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Verse 1:
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You have longed for sweet peace
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And for faith to increase
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And have earnestly, fervently prayed
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But you cannot have rest
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Or be perfectly blest
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Until all on the altar is laid
Chorus:
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Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid
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Your heart does the Spirit control
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You can only be blessed
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And have peace and sweet rest
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As you yield Him your body and soul
Verse 2:
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Would you walk with the Lord
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In the light of His Word
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And have peace and contentment alway
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You must do His sweet will
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To be free from all ill
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On the altar your all you must lay
Repeat Refrain
Verse 3:
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Oh we never can know
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What the Lord will bestow
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Of the blessings for which we have prayed
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Till our body and soul
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He doth fully control
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And our all on the altar is laid
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Verse 4:
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Who can tell all the love
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He will send from above
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And how happy our hearts will be made
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Of the fellowship sweet
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We shall share at His feet
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When our all on the altar is laid
Repeat Refrain
