Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: My God inspire this heart of mine
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: LM
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Hymn Number: 307
Page Number: 332, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsMy God, inspire this heart of mine
To praise thy name in songs divine
Let heav'nly love breathe thro' my clay
While speaking of this 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 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
Devis'd by God to rescue man,
I leap for joy and boldly say,
I'm in this new and living way.
Whene'er thy smiling face I view,
My strength and vigor I renew;
I'm then prepared to shout and pray
Along the new and living way.
I once despis'd thy holy name,
But O, I've found the bleeding Lamb;
He wash'd my foulest stains away,
And sent 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 croud 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'n'y goal,
Where living streams of pleasure roll,
Our song shall be to endless day,
"All glory to the living way."