In dealings with the Lord as life

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 heart in all things pure, With mind both sound and clear, To understand His mind and heart In trembling and in fear.

We need a fervent, loving heart, A heart on fire with love, With an emotion filled with zeal For Him, all else above.

We need a true, obedient heart, With a submissive will, A will made pliable, yet strong, God's purpose to fulfill.

We need a heart condemning not, In all things right with God; A heart which has a conscience purged And covered with the blood.

Lord, grant us such a heart as this, Forever fixed on Thee, That of Thyself we may partake And Thy true fulness be.