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O for a Heart to Praise My God!
Verse 1
O for a heart to praise my God!
A heart from sin set free,
A heart that always feels Thy blood,
So freely shed for me.
A heart from sin set free,
A heart that always feels Thy blood,
So freely shed for me.
Verse 2
A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My dear Redeemer's throne,
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.
My dear Redeemer's throne,
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.
Verse 3
A heart in every thought renewed,
And full of love divine,
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
A copy, Lord, of Thine.
And full of love divine,
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
A copy, Lord, of Thine.
Verse 4
Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write Thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love.
Come quickly from above;
Write Thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love.
Charles Wesley's original Methodist hymn paired with Oliver's 19th-century tune, expressing wholehearted praise.