Heal Me, O God (AOV 2/52)

I’ve never been able to play this Gregory Norbet song as slowly as he recommends. Personally a song about being “set afire” as slow as this feels odd to me, but that probably says more about me than the songwriter. This a bit of how it is meant to go.

I’ve cranked my version’s tempo up to 132, which is more the speed I play it at.

Refrain

Heal me, O God; create a new heart in me.

Save me, O God, with light of your presence.

Heal me, O God, and raise me to new life;

You alone are my hope.

Verse 1

Deep in the night reveal your wisdom;

Teach me to love a life that is holy.

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Verse 2

Save me, O God, you are my refuge;

Put in my heart a faith strong and searching.

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Verse 3

Be with me now, lifting each burden;

You are my hope, my strength for the journey.

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Verse 4

As you have shown mercy and kindness,

So may I grow in living compassion.

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Verse 5

Strengthen my faith, melt my indifference;

Set me afire with Spirit’s anointing.

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Verse 6

Help me extend peace and forgiveness,

Knowing so well my failings forgiven.

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© Gregory Norbet 1990.