Church Book ‎#399

399. 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 An 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.

Text Information

• First Line: O for a heart to praise my God
• Author: C. Wesley (1742, a.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian Life: Holiness; Fourth Sunday after Trinity; Eighth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #42 or #325

Tune Information

• Name: WILTSHIRE
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Sir G. Smart, 1828