You have longed for sweet peace, 
   And for faith to increase,
And have earnestly, fervently prayed;
   But you cannot have rest
Or be perfectly blest
   Until all on the altar is laid.

Would you walk with the Lord,
   In the light of His Word,
And have peace and contentment alway?
   You must do his sweet will,
Only then He will fill
   As on the altar your all you lay.

Oh, we never can know
   What the Lord will bestow
Of the blessings for which we have prayed,
   'Til our body and soul
He doth fully control
   And our all on the altar is laid.

Who can tell all the love
   He will send from above,
And how happy our hearts will be made,
   Of the fellowship sweet
We shall share at His feet,
   When our all on the altar is laid.

Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid?
   Your heart, does the Spirit control?
You can only be blest
   And have peace and sweet rest,
As you yield Him your body and soul.
        -  Rev. Elisha A. Hoffman