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Kept for the Master's Use is based on Frances Ridley Havergal's famous hymn "Take My Life and Let It Be, Consecrated, Lord to Thee". It consists of separate chapters on each couplet of that well-known hymn. Frances Ridley Havergal encourages us to take every single aspect of our life and consecrate it for the Lord's use, and we are shown very clearly that "he who is able and willing to take unto Himself is no less able and willing to keep for Himself".

Frances Ridley Havergal (December 14, 1836-June 3, 1879) was an English religious poet and composer of hymns. This inspirational book, published posthumously in the 1880s, expounds on her familiar consecration hymn "Take My Life and Let It Be". The text consists of a chapter on each couplet, examining in detail how believers can give their lives to, and stay close to Christ.