The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8963

8963. Search Me, O God

1 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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Search me, O God, and know my heart today
• Title: Search Me, O God
• Author: J. Edwin Orr (1936)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ELLERS by Edward J. Hopkins; MORECAMBE by Frederick C. Atkinson; Orr wrote these words at a revival meeting in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, taking less than five minutes to put them down on paper.

Tune Information

• Name: MAORI
• Composer: J. Edwin Orr (1936)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Maori melody