Scripture Verse

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 5:10

Introduction

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns and Sac­red Po­ems 1749.

Music: Trent­ham Ro­bert Jack­son, in Fif­ty Sac­red Leaf­lets, 1888 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Robert Jackson (1840–1914)

Lyrics

This is Thy will, I know,
That I should ho­ly be,
Should let my sins this mo­ment go,
This mo­ment turn to Thee.

O might I now em­brace
Thy all suf­fi­cient pow­er,
And ne­ver­more to sin give place,
And ne­ver grieve Thee more!