Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Lord Jesus I long to be perfectly whole
Topic: Christian/Aspirations
Writer: James Nicholson
Composer: William Fischer
Meter: 11s with chorus
Tune: Whiter Than Snow
Hymn Number: 673
Page Number: 275, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLord Je-sus, I long to be per-fect-ly whole;
I want thee for-ev-er to live in my soul:
Break down ev-ery i-dol, cast out ev-ery foe;
Now wash me, and I shall be whit-er than snow.
CHO.- Whit-er than snow-yes, whiter than snow;
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Lord Jesus, look down from thy throne in the skies,
And help me to make a complete sacrifice:
I give up myself, and whatever I know:
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.-CHO.
Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat;
I wait, blessed Lord, at thy crucified feet;
By faith, for my cleansing, I see thy blood flow:
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.-CHO.
Lord Jesus, thou seest I patiently wait:
Come now, and within me a new heart create.
To those who have sought thee, thou never said'st No:
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.-CHO.