THE STORY OF THE HYMNS AND THEIR WRITERS 325
The first verse is
Jesu, Thy light again I view, Again Thy mercy s beams I see,
And all within me wakes, anew To pant for Thine immensity :
Again my thoughts to Thee aspire
In fervent flames of strong desire.
Ver. 5, O never in these veils of shame, is omitted from the present Hymn-book.
Lange was born at Gardelcgen, in the Altmark ; became a teacher and pastor in Berlin, and Professor of Theology at Halle, 1709. He wrote more than a hundred theological works, of which the most famous is his Commentary on the Bible, 7 folio volumes, Halle, 1730-8. He defended Pietism against its Lutheran opponents.
Hymn u6.">. Jesus, all-atoning Lamb. CHARLES WESLEY (i).
I fy inns and Sacrcil Poa/is, 1749 ; IVorks, v. 21. The first line, Gentle Jesu, lovely Lamb, is altered, and the last two verses omitted.
Hymn 560. Take my life, and let it be.
F. R. HAVKKGAL (330).
\Vritten at Areley House, February 4, 1874, and published in her Loyal Responses, 1878, in eleven verses of two lines.
Miss Havergal says, Perhaps you will be interested to know the origin of the consecration hymn, " Take my life." I went for a little visit of five days [to Areley House]. There were ten persons in the house, some unconverted and long prayed for, some converted, but not rejoicing Christians. He gave me the prayer, " Lord, give me all in this house ! " And He just did! Before I left the house every one had got a blessing. The last night of my visit, after I had retired, the governess asked me to go to the two daughters. They were crying, &c. ; then and there both of them trusted and rejoiced ; it was nearly midnight. I was too happy to sleep, and passed most of the night in praise and renewal of my own consecration ; and these little couplets formed themselves, and chimed in my heart one after another,
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