Scripture Verse

Be holy, for I am holy. Leviticus 11:45

Introduction

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 631.

Music: Er­nan Lo­well Ma­son, 1850 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

He wills that I should holy be;
That holiness I long to feel;
That full divine conformity,
To all my Sav­ior’s righteous will.

See, Lord, the travail of Thy soul
Accomplished in the change of mine,
And plunge me, every whit made whole,
In all the depths of love divine.