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SDA Hymnal 323

O for a Heart to Praise My God!

Words: Charles WesleyMusic: Carl Gotthelf GläserTune: AZMONC.M.

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1O for a heart to praise my God!
A heart from sin set free,
A heart that always feels Thy blood
So freely shed for me.

2A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My dear Redeemer's throne,
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.

3A heart in every thought renewed,
And full of love divine,
Perfect and right and pure and good,
A copy, Lord, of Thine.

4Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write Thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love.

Tune
AZMON
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Ezekiel 36:26; 2 Corinthians 5:17

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 78% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas, St. Agnes · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O for a heart to praise my God!˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
A heart from sin set free,˘/˘///6B
A heart that always feels Thy blood˘/˘/////8C
So freely shed for me.˘/˘/˘˘6B

Verse 2

A heart resigned, submissive, meek,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
My dear Redeemer's throne,˘/???/6B
Where only Christ is heard to speak,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Where Jesus reigns alone.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

A heart in every thought renewed,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And full of love divine,˘/˘/˘/6B
Perfect and right and pure and good,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
A copy, Lord, of Thine.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;//˘/˘///8A
Come quickly from above;//˘˘˘/6B
Write Thy new name upon my heart,////˘/˘/8A
Thy new, best name of Love.////˘/6B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.