Turn a new leaf for me, Fa­ther, I pray;
This one is blot­ted, O take it away;
Cleanse all its stains in the blood of the cross;
Let me in Je­sus find gain for my loss.

Refrain

Turn a new leaf for me, Fa­ther, I pray;
Turn a new leaf in my life-book today;
Pardon me gra­cious­ly,
Deal with me won­drous­ly,
Turn a new leaf in my life-book to­day.

Turn a new leaf for me, spot­less and bright;
Hold Thou my hand as Thy bid­ding I write;
Teach me with pa­tience that ne­ver shall tire,
Let Thine own Spir­it the re­cord in­spire.

Refrain

Turn a new leaf for me; then, line by line,
Help me to copy the pat­tern di­vine;
O that Thine eye some re­sem­blance might see
To the sweet les­sons in­scribed there for me.

Refrain

Turn a new leaf for me, Fa­ther above;
Place there new proofs of Thy mer­cy and love;
Then shall this page of my life-book be bright,
Judged by the test of eter­ni­ty’s light.

Refrain