by Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (1905 - 1961)
Give me a pure heart
Language: English
Give me a pure heart—that I may see Thee, A humble heart—that I may hear Thee, A heart of love—that I may serve thee, A heart of faith—that I may abide in Thee. Amen.
Text Authorship:
- by Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (1905 - 1961) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lydia Gardiner (b. 1999), "Give me a pure heart" [ mixed chorus ]
Score: Soundcloud [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-11-08
Line count: 5
Word count: 34