Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalm 51:7
Words: Eliza E. Hewitt, in Junior Songs, edited by John R. Sweney & William Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1892), number 19.
Music: William J. Kirkpatrick (🔊 pdf nwc).
Oh, for a heart that is whiter than snow,
Kept, ever kept ’neath the life giving flow,
Cleansed from all passion, self-seeking and pride,
Washed in the fountain of Calvary’s tide.
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Oh, for a heart whiter than snow!
Savior divine, to whom else shall I go?
Thou who didst die, loving me so,
Give me a heart that is whiter than snow!
Oh, for a heart that is whiter than snow!
Calm in the peace that He loves to bestow;
Daily refreshed by the heavenly dews,
Ready for service whene’er He shall choose.
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Oh, for a heart that is whiter than snow!
With the pure flame of the Spirit aglow;
Filled with the love that is true and sincere,
Love that is able to banish all fear.
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Oh, for a heart that is whiter than snow!
Then in His grace and His knowledge to grow,
Growing like Him who my pattern shall be,
Till in His beauty my king I shall see.
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