O for a Heart Whiter than Snow

O for a heart that is whiter than snow

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt (pub.1892)
Tune: [O for a heart that is whiter than snow] (Kirkpatrick)
Published in 47 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Oh, for a heart that is whiter than snow,
Kept, ever kept ’neath the life-giving flow,
Cleansed from all passion, self-seeking and pride,
Washed in the fountain of Calvary’s tide.

Refrain:
Oh, for a heart whiter than snow!
Savior divine, to whom else shall I go?
Thou who didst die, loving me so,
Give me a heart that is whiter than snow!

2 Oh, for a heart that is whiter than snow!
Calm in the peace that He loves to bestow;
Daily refreshed by the heavenly dews,
Ready for service whene’er He shall choose. [Refrain]

3 Oh, for a heart that is whiter than snow!
With the pure flame of the Spirit aglow;
Filled with the love that is true and sincere,
Love that is able to banish all fear. [Refrain]

4 Oh, for a heart that is whiter than snow!
Then in His grace and His knowledge to grow,
Growing like Him who my pattern shall be,
Till in His beauty my King I shall see. [Refrain]

Songs and Music [Salvation Army], 1922 (Timeless Truths)

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #4810
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Small Church Music #5652
  • PDF Score (PDF)
Timeless Truths #755
  • Oh_for_a_Heart_Whiter_than_Snow.pdf (PDF)
  • Oh_for_a_Heart_Whiter_than_Snow.xml (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 47 of 47)

Assembly Songs #102

Choice Hymns #d95

Cliff Barrows Old Favorites #d49

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Devotion and Praise #139

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Devotional Songs #124

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Free Methodist Hymnal #353

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Full Gospel Songs #155

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Glorious Praise #150

Heart Melodies #d67

Hymns of Faith and Life #330

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Hymns of the Comforter #58

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Junior Songs #19

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Light and Life Songs #103

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Our Praise in Song #224

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Pentecostal Hymns No. 2 #48

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Pentecostal Praises #202

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Praise in Song #224

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Precious Hymns #193

Audio

Small Church Music #5652

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Songs and Music #378

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Songs of Love and Praise No. 3 #36

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Songs of Love and Praise #170

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Songs of Praise #61

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Songs of Praise and Salvation #13

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Songs of Praise and Victory #51

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Songs of Redemption #135

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Songs of the Sanctuary #3

Songs of Unsearchable Riches #d54

Spiritual Songs and Hymns, for Use in All Gospel Services #d388

Standardbearer Hymns #d74

Sunday School Joy Bells #d77

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The Best of All #13

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The Cyber Hymnal #4810

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The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #43

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The Salvation Army Music #308

The Song Book of the Salvation Army #d548

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The Song Book of the Salvation Army #443

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The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) #131

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #353

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The Young People's Hymnal No. 3 #193

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Timeless Truths #755

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Unfading Treasures #16

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Waves of Glory #4

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Waves of Glory No. 2 #127

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Winning Songs #5

Worship in Song #d192

Youth Worship and Sing #d152

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