The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1874

1874. Give Me a New, a Perfect Heart

1. Give me a new, a perfect heart,
From doubt, and fear, and sorrow free;
The mind which was in Christ impart,
And let my spirit cleave to Thee.

2. O take this heart of stone away!
Thy sway it doth not, cannot own;
In me no longer let it stay;
O take away this heart of stone!

3. Cause me to walk in Christ my Way;
And I Thy statutes shall fulfill,
In every point Thy law obey,
And perfectly perform Thy will.

4. Within me Thy good Spirit place,
Spirit of health, and love, and power;
Plant in me Thy victorious grace,
And sin shall never enter more.

5. O that I now, from sin released,
Thy Word may to the utmost prove!
Enter into the promised rest,
The Canaan of Thy perfect love.

6. Now let me gain perfection’s height;
Now let me into nothing fall,
Be less than nothing in Thy sight,
And feel that Christ is all in all.

Text Information

• First Line: Give me a new, a perfect heart
• Title: Give Me a New, a Perfect Heart
• Author: Charles Wesley (1742)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: The original version has 28 stanzas.

Tune Information

• Name: OVERBERG
• Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rink, 1740-1846
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33453 54323 32531
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain