Oh 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 dear 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 death nor life can part
From Him that dwells within.
A heart in every thought renewed
And filled with 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.
Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
"A heart in every thought renewed
ReplyDeleteAnd filled with love divine;
Perfect and right, and pure and good,
A copy, Lord, of Thine."
I love the truth that we, the redeemed, the children of God, are a reflection of His heart...like a million little mirrors spread across the earth, catching the rays of the sun and bouncing them right back out.