A new heart, Lord, create in me

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A new heart, Lord, create in me,
a heart from sin and guilt set free;
O close the gate and guard the door,
that sin may enter in no more.

To you my soul I open wide;
come, Jesus, and in me abide,
and from the temple of my heart
make all unrighteousness depart.

O let your Holy Spirit's light,
with all your heavenly radiance bright,
flow through my spirit like a flood,
eternal source of every good.

Thus to my cleansed and contrite heart
your heavenly riches, Lord, impart,
so that your wisdom, truth, and grace
may make my heart a fruitful place.

Then I will tell in grateful song
the praises that to you belong;
my joy will be, my whole life through,
to consecrate myself to you.

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Historical Notes

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Author

Heinrich Georg Neuss {1654-1716); trans. Frances Elizabeth Cox (1812-1897)

Meter

LM

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Hymnal, Number, Tune(s)

Hymnal Number Tunes Used
Together in Song (Australia), 1999 559 O Jesu Christe, wahres Licht
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