Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: My God inspire this heart of mine
Topic: Invitation
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1
Page Number: 003, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsMy God, inspire this heart of mine
To praise they name in songs divine:
Let heav'nly love breath thro' my clay
While speaking of the living way.
The way to death, with haste I trod
Oppress'd with sin, a heavy load;
But O, how happy was that day,
When first I found the living way.
The veil of Jesus' flesh I see,
Is rent and torn, and bleeds for me;
That blood divine sheds heavenly day,
And marks this new and living way.
O Jesus, when I view the plan,
How God descends to dwell with man;
I leap for joy and boldly say,
I'm in this new and living way.
Whene'er they smiling face I view,
My strength and vigour I renew,
I'm then prepared to shout and pray,
Along the new and living way.
A sinner, I confess I am;
But O, I've found the bleeding Lamb;
He wash'd my foulest stains away,
And set me in this living way.
When in this living way I move,
I'm fill'd with sweet seraphic love,
O, how I long to see the day,
When all shall crowd this living way.
How boundless is the love of God,
How rich the drops of Jesus' blood;
And yet what thousands go astray,
And miss the new and living way.
Some hate this way, which life imparts,
But let us run with cheerful hearts;
For when we quit this house of clay,
We'll rise and shout this living way.
And when we reach the heav'nly goal,
Where living streams of pleasure roll,
Our song shall be to endless day,
"All glory to the living way."