a hymn...

MY GOD ACCEPT MY HEART

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.

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

Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace,Adopt me for Thine own,
That I may see Thy glorious face,And worship at Thy throne.

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

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.

by Matthew Bridges (c.1800)