Frances Ridley Havergal (1836–79) was an English religious poet and hymn writer. Take My Life and Let it Be and Thy Life for Me are two of her best known hymns. She also wrote hymn melodies, religious tracts, and works for children.
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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.
—Frances Ridley Havergal
Topics: Prayer
Unclaimed promises are like uncashed cheques; they will keep us from bankruptcy, but not from want.
—Frances Ridley Havergal
Topics: Promise
Seldom can the heart be lonely, If it seeks a lonelier still; Self-forgetting, seeking only Emptier cups of love to fill.
—Frances Ridley Havergal
Topics: Helpfulness, Goodwill, Happiness, Kindness
Doubt indulged soon becomes doubt realized.
—Frances Ridley Havergal
Topics: Confidence, Doubt, Uncertainty
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