Take Time To Be Holy Words by William Dunn Longstaff, 1822-1894 Lyrics by George Coles Stebbins, 1846-1945 A:x02220 A7:x02020 Bm:x24432 D:xx0232 E:022100 G:320003 Verse 1:

^DTake time to be ^Gho - ^Dly ^BmSpeak o^Aft with thy L^Dord ^DAbide in Him ^Gal - w^Days ^EAnd feed on His W^A7ord ^GMake friends of God’s c^Dhildren ^GHelp those who are w^Deak ^AForgetting in n^Bmoth - i^Gng ^DHis ble^A7ssing to s^Deek

Verse 2:

^DTake time to be ^Gho - ^Dly ^BmThe wo^Arld rushes ^Don ^DSpend much time in s^Gec - r^Det ^EWith Jesus a^A7lone ^GBy looking to Je^Dsus ^GLike Him thou shalt ^Dbe ^AThy friends in thy ^Bmcon - d^Guct ^DHis lik^A7eness shall s^Dee

Verse 3:

^DTake time to be ^Gho - ^Dly ^BmLet H^Aim be thy Gu^Dide ^DAnd run not be^Gfore H^Dim ^EWhatever be^A7tide ^GIn joy or in so^Drrow ^GStill follow thy L^Dord ^AAnd, looking to ^BmJe - s^Gus ^DStill t^A7rust in His W^Dord

Verse 4:

^DTake time to be ^Gho - ^Dly ^BmBe c^Aalm in thy s^Doul ^DEach thought and each ^Gmo - t^Dive ^EBeneath His co^A7ntrol ^GThus led by His Sp^Dirit ^GTo fountains of l^Dove ^AThou soon shalt be ^Bmfit - t^Ged ^DFor se^A7rvice ab^Dove

Hymnal - Take time to be holy