Text:Lord, I Want to Be a Christian
Tune:I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
Harmonizer:Larry Sivis

589. Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

1 Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart, in-a my heart;
Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart.
In-a my heart, (in-a my heart,) in my heart, (in-a my heart,)
Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart, (in-a my heart).

2 Lord, I want to be more loving in-a my heart, in-a my heart;
Lord, I want to be more loving in-a my heart.
In-a my heart, (in-a my heart,) in my heart, (in-a my heart,)
Lord, I want to be more loving in-a my heart, (in-a my heart).

3 Lord, I want to be like Jesus in-a my heart, in-a my heart;
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in-a my heart.
In-a my heart, (in-a my heart,) in my heart, (in-a my heart,)
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in-a my heart, (in-a my heart).

Text Information
First Line: Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart
Title: Lord, I Want to Be a Christian
Meter: Irr.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Topic: Life of Discipleship: Prayer and Guidance; God's Church: Life of Discipleship: Prayer and Guidance; Aspiration (4 more...)
Source: Afro-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
Harmonizer: Larry Sivis (1993)
Meter: Irr.
Key: D Major
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Harm. © 1995 Chalice Press



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