Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Here is my heart I give it thee
Topic: The Gospel/Faith and Repentance
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM six lines
Tune:
Hymn Number: 348
Page Number: 217, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHere is my heart -- I give it thee!
My God, I heard thee call, and say,
"Not to the world, my child -- to me!"
I heard thy voice and will obey;
Here is love's offering to my King,
Which in glad sacrifice I bring.
Here is my heart! -- so hard before,
But now by thy rich grace made meet;
Yet bruised and sad, it can but pour
Its tears and anguish at thy feet;
It groans beneath the weight of sin,
It sighs salvation's joy to win.
Here is my heart! -- its longings end
In Christ as near his cross it draws;
It says, "Thou art my rest, my Friend,
Thy precious blood my ransom was;"
In thee, the Saviour, it has found
That peace and blessedness abound.