#583: Take My Life, That I May Be

[lutheranhymns]

This is the other version of 685, but instead of being in the "Stewardship" section it's now "Vocation/Ministry," emphasizing God's use of our skills and abilities rather than our money per se. It's also translated into Spanish, somewhat loosely, with the order of the topics rearranged for better rhyme flow.

The refrain is melody only; the verses have two parts, soprano and alto (but no bass clef) which is fairly uncommon. Although the alto is almost always exactly a third below the soprano so maybe it didn't need the harmonization.