In dealings with the Lord as life

In dealings with the Lord as life
  We need a proper heart,
That of His riches, in His grace,
  We fully may take part.

We need a heart in all things pure,
  With mind both sound and clear,
To understand His mind and heart
  In trembling and in fear.

We need a fervent, loving heart,
  A heart on fire with love,
With an emotion filled with zeal
  For Him, all else above.

We need a true, obedient heart,
  With a submissive will,
A will made pliable, yet strong,
  God’s purpose to fulfill.

We need a heart condemning not,
  In all things right with God;
A heart which has a conscience purged
  And covered with the blood.

Lord, grant us such a heart as this,
  Forever fixed on Thee,
That of Thyself we may partake
  And Thy true fulness be.