Sing Joyfully ‎#398

398. Cleanse Me

1 Search me, O God, and know my heart today;
Try me O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from every sin and set me free.

2 I praise Thee, Lord, for cleansing me from sin;
Fulfill Thy word and make me pure within.
Fill me with fire where once I burned with shame;
Grant my desire to magnify Thy name.

3 Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine;
Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
Take all my will, my passion, self, and pride;
I now surrender; Lord, in me abide.

4 O Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee;
Send a revival, Start the work in me.
Thy Word declares Thou wilt supply our need;
For blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Search me, O God, and know my heart today
• Title: Cleanse Me
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: Choruses; Consecration; Holiness of Life; Humility; Revival; Surrender
• Notes: This hymnal misattributes the authorship of this hymn. #410 has the same words and rightly attributes it to J. Edwin Orr

Tune Information

• Name: [Search me, O God, and know my heart today]
• Composer: Edward J. Hopkins
• Key: A♭ Major