"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his heart? By taking heed thereto according to Thy Word. With my whole heart have I sought Thee: O let me not wander from Thy commandments. Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee" (Psalm 119:9-11). "A multitude of the people... had not cleansed themselves... but Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, the good LORD pardon every one that prepareth his heart to seek God... and the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people" (2 Chronicles 30:18,19).
There is a way to cleanse the heart
That surely should be heeded:
First seek the Lord who will impart
The cleansing that is needed.
It isn't only guarded thought
With memory verses learned,
For cleansing comes when we have sought
And for the Lord have yearned.
O let us seek to love the Lord
With all our heart and soul,
And we shall surely be restored,
For He shall make us whole.
Ah! Then the Word of God shall speak
With words that we shall treasure,
When we determine first to seek
And find in Him our pleasure!
Recalling Hezekiah's prayer
This cleansing was revealed:
For every heart that would prepare
To seek the Lord, He healed.
Teach us, Lord, to seek Your face
And hide Your Word within,
That You may cleanse us by Your grace,
And keep our hearts from sin.
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