LYRICS
HYMN NO: 215
Karthaa, sidHavaagiddEne.
Nanna kuDa maataaDu.
Ninna dHvani, kELadEne
Iralishtavillavu;
Naanu kEluttaa ire
nangEnu hELuve?
Naa sandehapaDalaagi
Kare nanna Hesaru;
Ninna hinde tvareyaagi
hOga balapaDisu;
kurbanante mandeya
neraLgoyyo, O karthaa!
Swami,ninna Bhaktaralli
Alpavaadava naanE;
Aadaru ide nannalli
Priiti; nanna taLLade
Nannakaankshe tiirisu,
bHagyakenna naDisu
Ninna divya chithavannu
tiLukonDa kuDale
pUrNavidDheyatvavannu
tOrisuthaliruve;
naanu kEluthaa ire
maatanaaDu kartanE!
ENGLISH (Original)
Master, speak! Thy servant heareth, Waiting for Thy gracious word
AUTHOR: Frances Ridley Havergal (1867)
VERSE 1
Master, speak! thy servant heareth,
waiting for thy gracious word,
longing for thy voice that cheereth,
Master, let it now be heard.
I am list'ning, Lord, for thee;
what hast thou to say to me?
VERSE 2
Speak to me by name, O Master,
let me know it is to me;
speak, that I may follow faster,
with a step more firm and free,
where the Shepherd leads the flock,
in the shadow of the Rock!
VERSE 3
Master, speak! tho' least and lowest,
let me not unheard depart;
Master, speak! for oh, thou knowest
all the yearning of my heart,
knowest all its truest need;
speak! and make me blest indeed.
VERSE 4
Master, speak! and make me ready,
when thy voice is truly heard,
with obedience glad and steady,
still to follow ev'ry word.
I am listening, Lord, for thee:
Master, speak, oh speak to me!