402: Lord, I Want to Be a Christian
1 Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart;
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart.
2 Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart.
3 Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart.
4 Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart.
| Text information | |
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| First Line: | Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart |
| Title: | Lord, I Want to Be a Christian |
| Meter: | Irr. |
| Topic: | Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace | Personal Holiness; Aspiration and Resolve; Children's Choir Selections; Christian Perfection; Integrity; Jesus Christ | Example |
| Source: | Afro-American spiritual |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information | |
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| Tune name: | I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN |
| Adapter and Arranger: | William Farley Smith (1986) |
| Meter: | Irr. |
| Key: | D♭ Major |
| Source: | Afro-American spiritual |
| Copyright: | Adapt. and arr. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House |
