Savior, While My Heart Is Tender

Savior, while my heart is tender,
I would yield that heart to Thee;
All my powers to Thee surrender,
Thine and only Thine to be.

Take me now, Lord Jesus, take me;
Let my youthful heart be Thine;
Thy devoted servant make me;
Fill my soul with love divine.

Send me, Lord, where Thou wilt send me,
Only do Thou guide my way;
May Thy grace through life attend me,
Gladly then shall I obey.

Let me do Thy will or bear it;
I would know no will but Thine;
Shouldst Thou take my life or spare it,
I that life to Thee resign.

May this solemn consecration
Never once forgotten be;
Let it know no revocation,
Registered and confirmed by Thee.

Thine I am, O Lord, for ever
To Thy service set apart;
Suffer me to leave Thee never,
Seal Thine image on my heart.

Author: John Burton Jr.

Year: 1826

This children's consecration hymn is most commonly attributed to John Burton Jr. (1803–1877), an English Baptist minister and hymn writer. It first appeared in his 1826 collection "Hymns for the Use of Sunday Schools." Some older sources occasionally list it as anonymous or under variant attributions, but modern hymnals and reference works (e.g., Hymnary.org) consistently credit Burton.