My God, Accept My Heart This Day - #336

"My God, Accept My Heart This Day"
by Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894

1. My God, accept my heart this day
And make it always Thine
That I from Thee no more may stray,
No more from Thee decline.

2. Before the cross of Him who died,
Behold, I prostrate fall;
Let every sin be crucified
And Christ be All in all.

3. Anoint me with Thy Spirit's grace
And seal me for Thine own
That I may see Thy glorious face
And worship near Thy throne.

4. May the dear blood once shed for me
My blest atonement prove
That I from first to last may be
The purchase of Thy love!

5. Let every thought and work and word
To Thee be ever given;
Then life shall be Thy service, Lord,
And death the gate of heaven.

Hymn #336
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Ps. 119:10
Author: Matthew Bridges, 1848
Composer: Thomas Este, 1592
Tune: "Winchester Old"