PURER IN HEART, O GOD
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8
Words: Fannie Estelle Davison (1851-1887), in Songs of Gratitude
(Cincinnati, Ohio, 1877).
Music: James Henry Fillmore, Sr. (1849-1936).
Purer in heart, O God, help me to be;
May I devote my life wholly to Thee:
Watch Thou my wayward feet,
Guide me with counsel sweet;
Purer in heart, help me to be.
Purer in heart, O God, help me to be;
Teach me to do Thy will most lovingly;
Be Thou my friend and guide,
Let me with Thee abide;
Purer in heart, help me to be.
Purer in heart, O God, help me to be;
Until Thy holy face one day I see:
Keep me from secret sin,
Reign Thou my soul within;
Purer in heart, help me to be.