O for a heart to praise my God (Thomas Wright)
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- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-04-28). Score information: A4, 1 page, 41 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Words and melody from Hymns Ancient and Modern New Standard. Verses not underlaid. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-04-28). Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Words and 4-part harmony from Hymns Ancient and Modern New Standard. Verses underlaid. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: O for a heart to praise my God
Composer: Thomas Wright
Lyricist: Charles Wesley
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
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External websites: http://embassysingers.de/scores/hymns.html
Original text and translations
English text
O for a heart to praise my God,
a heart from sin set free;
a heart that's sprinkled with the blood
so freely shed for me:
a heart resigned, submissive, meek,
my great Redeemer’s throne;
where only Christ is heard to speak,
where Jesus reigns alone:
a humble, lowly, contrite heart,
believing, true, and clean,
which neither life nor death can part
from him that dwells within:
a heart in every thought renewed,
and full of love divine;
perfect and right and pure and good —
a copy, Lord, of thine.
Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart,
come quickly from above;
write thy new name upon my heart,
thy new best name of Love.