WHATEVER It Takes

"There’s a voice calling me

From an old rugged tree

And He whispers, “Draw closer to Me

Leave this world far behind,

There are new heights to climb,

And a new place in Me you will find.”

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For whatever it takes to draw closer to You, Lord

That’s what I’ll be willing to do.

For whatever it takes to be more like You,

That’s what I’ll be willing to do.

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Take the dearest things to me,

If that’s how it must be,

To draw me closer to Thee,

Let the disappointments come,

Lonely days without the sun,

If through sorrow more like You I’ll become.

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Take my houses, my lands,

change my dreams, change my plans

For I’m placing my whole life in Your hands

and if You call me today…

To a place far away

Lord, I’ll go, and Your will I’ll obey.

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For whatever it takes to draw closer to You, Lord

That’s what I’ll be willing to do.

For whatever it takes to be more like You,

That’s what I’ll be willing to do.

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I’ll trade sunshine for rain

Comfort for pain –

That’s what I’ll be willing to do -

For whatever it takes for my will to break

That’s what I’ll be willing to do

That’s what I’ll be willing to do."

-Unknown