Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#264

264. 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 shed for me!

2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer’s throne,
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.

3 A humble, lowly, contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean,
Which neither life nor death can part
From Him that dwells within.

4 A heart in every thought renewed
And full of love divine;
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
A copy, Lord, of Thine.

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

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O for a heart to praise my God
• Author: Charles Wesley (1742)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917

Tune Information

• Name: WINCHESTER
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Thomas Est's Psalter, 1592