Words: J. Edwin Orr
Music: Maori folk melody
Search Me O God
[Verse 1]
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Search me, O God, and know my heart today;
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Try me, O Saviour, Know my thoughts, I pray.
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See if there be some wicked way in me;
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Cleanse me from every sin and set me free.
[Verse 2]
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I praise Thee, Lord, for cleansing me from sin;
C G D7 D
Fulfill Thy Word, and make me pure within.
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Fill me with fire where once I burned with shame;
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Grant my desire to magnify Thy Name.
[Verse 3]
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Lord, take my life, and make it wholly Thine;
C G D7 D
Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
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Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;
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I now surrender, Lord In me abide.
[Verse 4]
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O Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee;
C G D7 D
Send a revival, start the work in me.
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Thy Word declares Thou wilt supply our need;
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For blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.