♪♫ Search Me, O God

Search me, O God,
And know my heart today;
Try me, O Savior,
Know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be
Some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from every sin
And set me free.

I praise Thee, Lord,
For cleansing me from sin;
Fulfill Thy Word,
And make me pure within.
Fill me with fire
Where once I burned with shame;
Grant my desire
To magnify Thy Name.

Lord, take my life,
And make it wholly Thine;
Fill my poor heart
With Thy great love divine.
Take all my will,
My passion, self and pride;
I now surrender, Lord
In me abide.

O Holy Ghost,
Revival comes from Thee;
Send a revival,
Start the work in me.
Thy Word declares
Thou wilt supply our need;
For blessings now,
O Lord, I humbly plead.

Words: J. Ed­win Orr, 1936. Orr wrote these words at a re­viv­al meet­ing in Ngarua­wa­hia, New Zea­land, tak­ing less than five min­utes to put them down on pa­per.

Music: Ma­ori, Ma­o­ri tune (MI­DI, score). Al­ter­nate tunes:

• Ellers, Ed­ward J. Hop­kins, 1869 (MI­DI, score)
• Morecambe, Fred­er­ick C. At­kin­son, 1870 (MI­DI, score)

That third verse really made me think yesterday. Can I really sing that and mean it? Could you sing it and mean it? 

"Lord take my life, and make it wholly Thine" Are you willing for the Lord to take your life, the way you know it and make it to please him....