Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: O for a heart to praise my God
Topic: The New Life/Aspiration
Writer: C Wesley
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 811
Page Number: 474, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free,
A heart that always feels the blood
So freely shed for me.
A heart resign'd, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer's throne,
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.
O for a lowly, contrite heart,
Confiding, true, and clean,
Which neither life nor death can part
From him that dwells within.
A heart in ev'ry thought renew'd,
And full of love divine,
Perfect and right, and pure and good,
A copy, Lord, of thine.
Thy Spirit, gracious Lord, impart;
Direct me from above;
May thy dear name be near my heart,
That dear, best name is Love.