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[O God, my heart doth long for Thee]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 51117 12223 45171 Used With Text: Let Me Die

Author: Janette Palmiter Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: O God, my heart doth long for Thee Lyrics: 1 O God, my heart doth long for Thee: Let me die, let me die. Now set my soul at liberty: Let me die, let me die. To all the trifling things of earth, They’re now to me of little worth; My Savior calls, I’m going forth: Let me die, let me die. 2 Thy slaying power in me display, Let me die, let me die. I must be dead from day to day, Let me die, let me die. Unto the world and its applause, To all the customs, fashions, laws, Of those who hate the humbling cross, Let me die, let me die. 3 My friends may say, "I’ll ruined be," Let me die, let me die. But all I leave, and follow Thee, Let me die, let me die. Their arguments will never weigh, Nor stand the trying judgment day; Help me to cast them all away, Let me die, let me die. 4 Oh, must I die to scoffs and jeers, Let me die, let me die. I must be freed from slavish fears, Let me die, let me die. So dead that no desire shall rise To pass for good, or great, or wise, In any but my Savior’s eyes! Let me die, let me die. 5 If Christ would live and reign in me, I must die, I must die. Like Him I crucified must be, I must die, I must die. Lord, drive the nails, nor heed the groans, My flesh may writhe, and make its moans, But in this way and this alone, I must die, I must die. 6 Begin at once to drive the nails, I must die, I must die. Oh, suffer not my heart to fail, I must die, I must die. O Christ, I look to Thee for power To help me to endure the hour When, crucified by sovereign power, I shall die, I shall die. 7 When I am dead, then, Lord, to Thee I shall live, I shall live! My time, my strength, my all to Thee, Will I give, will I give. Oh, may the Son now make me free! Here, Lord, I give my all to Thee, For time and for eternity, I will live, I will live. Used With Tune: TERNOPIL Text Sources: Spiritual Songs and Hymns for Pilgrims (New Church Ed.) by Benjamin Titus Roberts (Rochester, NY: B. T. Roberts, 1879)

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Let Me Die

Author: Mrs. Janette Palmiter Hymnal: The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) #167 (1903) First Line: O God, my heart doth long for Thee Languages: English Tune Title: [O God, my heart doth long for Thee]

Let Me Die

Hymnal: Songs of Joy and Gladness #195 (1885) First Line: O God, my heart doth long for thee Languages: English Tune Title: [O God, my heart doth long for thee]

Let Me Die

Hymnal: Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #195 (1889) First Line: O God, my heart doth long for thee Languages: English Tune Title: [O God, my heart doth long for thee]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[O God, my heart doth long for Thee]" in The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman