1
In dealings with the Lord as life
We need a proper heart,
That of His riches, in His grace,
We fully may take part.
We need a proper heart,
That of His riches, in His grace,
We fully may take part.
2
We need a heart in all things pure,
With mind both sound and clear,
To understand His mind and heart
In trembling and in fear.
With mind both sound and clear,
To understand His mind and heart
In trembling and in fear.
3
We need a fervent, loving heart,
A heart on fire with love,
With an emotion filled with zeal
For Him, all else above.
A heart on fire with love,
With an emotion filled with zeal
For Him, all else above.
4
We need a true, obedient heart,
With a submissive will,
A will made pliable, yet strong,
God's purpose to fulfill.
With a submissive will,
A will made pliable, yet strong,
God's purpose to fulfill.
5
We need a heart condemning not,
In all things right with God;
A heart which has a conscience purged
And covered with the blood.
In all things right with God;
A heart which has a conscience purged
And covered with the blood.
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Lord, grant us such a heart as this,
Forever fixed on Thee,
That of Thyself we may partake
And Thy true fullness be.
Forever fixed on Thee,
That of Thyself we may partake
And Thy true fullness be.