A Heart After Thee, O My Father!

 

A Heart After Thee, O My Father!

 

A heart after Thee, O my Father!

This petition I ask of Thee

That every fiber of my being

Be of one mind in unity,

Striving for the cause of the gospel

With my eyes ever on the cross

Let me forsake all the worldly things

That in eternity are dross

 

A heart after Thee, O my Father!

That ever yearns to love and fill,

Not the whole, perfect, and unbroken—

But the sick, tormented, and ill,

A heart that sees and pities poor lost souls,

Even when they curse and despise

A heart that cries, “Father, forgive them!”

While yet the blood is in their eyes.

 

A heart after Thee, O my Father!

Slow to anger, and swift to bless

Where mercy is shown long enduring

And pardon over bitterness,

And when forced by man to go a mile

To cheerfully go not one but twain,

Where self, the kernel of corn dieth

That it may bring forth fruitful grain.

 

A heart after Thee, O my Father!

May Thou my soul’s contentment be

Where Thy will calls Thy grace will suffice

In my weakness Thou canst use me

I only need trust Thee as a small child

And bring before Thee my needs and woes

And I know Thou wilt ne’er forsake me

Wither I am Thy presence goes.

H. R.

Luke 9:23 "And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me."

Luke 23:34 "Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."

Matthew 5:41 "And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain."

 
John 12:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”    

Psalm 103:8 "The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy."  

Matthew 9:12 "But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick."