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LXX. O for a heart to praise my God

1 O for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free!
A heart that always feels thy blood
So freely spilt for me!

2 A heart resign'd, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer's throne:
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.

3 O for a lowly contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean,
Which neither life nor death can part
From him that dwells within.

4 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.

5 Thy tender heart is still the same,
And melts at human woe;
Jesu, for thee, distress'd I am,
I want thy love to know.

6 My heart, thou know'st, can never rest,
Till thou create my peace,
Till of my Eden repossess'd,
From ev'ry sin I cease.

7 Fruit of thy gracious lips, on me
Bestow that peace unknown,
The hidden manna, and the tree
Of life, and the white stone.

8 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart
Come quickly from above;
Write thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of love.

Text Information

• First Line: O for a heart to praise my God
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Topic: Petition

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