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.