Take Time to Be Holy

Take time to be ho­ly

Speak oft with thy Lord;

Abide in Him al­ways

And feed on His Word.

Make friends of God’s child­ren

Help those who are weak

Forgetting in no­thing

His bless­ing to seek.

Take time to be ho­ly

The world rush­es on;

Spend much time in sec­ret

With Je­sus alone.

By look­ing to Je­sus

Like Him thou shalt be;

Thy friends in thy con­duct

His like­ness shall see.

Take time to be ho­ly

Let Him be thy guide;

And run not be­fore Him

Whatever be­tide.

In joy or in sor­row

Still fol­low the Lord

And

look­ing to Je­sus

Still trust in His Word.

Take time to be ho­ly

Be calm in thy soul

Each thought and each mo­tive

Beneath His con­trol.

Thus led by His Spir­it

To fount­ains of love

Thou soon shalt be fit­ted

For serv­ice ab­ove.