1 

In dealings with the Lord as life

   We need a proper heart,

That of His riches, in His grace,

   We fully may take part.

 2 

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.

 3 

We need a fervent, loving heart,

   A heart on fire with love,

With an emotion filled with zeal

   For Him, all else above.

 4 

We need a true, obedient heart,

   With a submissive will,

A will made pliable, yet strong,

   God's purpose to fulfill.

 5 

We need a heart condemning not,

   In all things right with God;

A heart which has a conscience purged

   And covered with the blood.

 6 

Lord, grant us such a heart as this,

   Forever fixed on Thee,

That of Thyself we may partake

   And Thy true fulness be.