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PRAISE
GOD.
C.
M. D.
"Blessed
are
the
pure
in
heart:
for
they
shall
see
God."-MATT.
5
:
8.
CHAS.
WESLEY,
1742.
Key
of
G
Minor.
S.
M.
DENSON,
April
27,
1911.
1.
Oh,
for
a
heart
to
praise
my
God,
A
heart
from
sin
set
free;
A
heart
that's
sprinkled
with
his
blood,
So
freely
shed
for
me.
2.
Oh,
for
an
humble,
contrite
heart,
Believing,
true
and
clean,
Which
neither
life
nor
death
can
part
From
him
that
dwells
within.
3.
Oh,
for
a
heart
submissive,
meek,
4.
A
heart
in
ev'ry
thought
renewed,
3.
Oh,
for
a
heart
sub
-
mis
-
sive,
meek,
My
great
Redeem
-
er's
throne,
Where
on-ly
Christ
is
heard
to
speak,
Where
Jesus
reigns
a
-
lone.
lone.
4.
A
heart
in
ev
-
'ry
thought
re-newed,
And
full
of
love
di
-
vine;
Per-fect,
and
right,
and
pure,
and
good,
A
cop
-
y,
Lord,
of
thine.
thine.
My
great
Re-deem-er's
throne,.....
Where
on
-
ly
Christ
is
heard
to
speak,
Where
Jesus
reigns
a-lone.
lone.
And
full
of
love
di
-
vine;.....
Per
-
fect,
and
right,
and
pure,
and
good,
A
cop
-
y,
Lord,
of
thine.
thine.
The
above
tune
was
composed
by
S.
M.
Denson
on
the
date
above
stated
for
this
5th
edition
of
the
"Original
Sacred
Harp."
The
words
were
selected
and
arranged
in
this
tune
by
J.
S.
James.
The
tune
is
entirely
original,
and
will
no
doubt
prove
to
be
a
valuable
minor
piece
of
music.
See
history
of
S.
M.
Denson,
page
529
in
this
volume.
The
hymn
to
which
the
music
is
attached
is
one
of
Chas.
Wesley's
best.
It
is
up
to
date
in
every
respect,
and
is
printed
throughout
christendom.
See
history
of
Chas.
Wesley
in
quite
a
number
of
these
sketches,
and
especially
under
the
tune
"Arnold,"
page
285.
After
this
tune
and
music
were
ready
for
the
plate
(market),
we
received
the
tune
"Burdette,"
on
page
523,
from
Whit
Denson.
We
have
printed
same
words
to
both
tunes,
one
for
the
father
and
the
other
for
the
son.
Whit
Denson
is
the
son
of
S.
M.
Denson.