Biblical Connections

Mat 5:8; 1 John 3:2-3; Psa 24:3-4; 2 Cor 7:1; 1 Tim 1:5; 2 Tim 2:21; James 4:8

Verse 1

• “May I devote my life Wholly to Thee” - Rom 12:1-2; Gal 2:20; Mat 6:22-24; 16:25; Luke 14:33; 17:33; John 12:25; James 4:8
• “Watch Thou my wayward feet” - 1 Sam 2:9; Psa 119:176; Isa 53:6; Mark 9:24; 1 Cor 10:12; Pro 3:5-6
• “Guide me with counsel sweet” - Psa 73:24

Verse 2

• “Teach me to do Thy will Most lovingly” - 1 Cor 13:1-3; 1 Pet 1:22
• “Be Thou my friend” - Pro 22:11; John 15:14-15; James 2:23; 2 Chr 20:7; Isa 41:8
• “Be Thou my… guide; Let me with Thee abide” - Psa 73:24
• “Let me with Thee abide” - Psa 15; John 8:31; John 15; 1 John 2:6, 10, 28; 3:6, 9, 24; 4:7-21

Verse 3

• “Purer in heart… That I Thy holy face One day may see” - Mat 5:8; 1 John 3:1-3; Heb 12:14; Psa 11:7; 17:15; 24:3-4; 140:13; Rev 22:4
• “Keep me from secret sin” - Psa 19:12

Compared to Hymnals

	No.	Words	Music
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs	580	Identical	Identical
Songs for Worship and Praise	571	Identical	Identical
Songs of Faith and Praise	671	Adds Amen	Adds Amen
Praise for the Lord	542	Adds Amen	Adds Amen
Hymns for Worship (Revised)	150	Identical	Identical
Songs of the Church	433	Adds Amen	Adds Amen
Sacred Selections	53	Identical	Identical
Christian Hymns No. 2	71	Identical	Identical
Great Songs of the Church No. 2	481	Adds Amen	Adds Amen

Sources

• James H. Fillmore, Songs of Gratitude (1877), p. 67:
  https://archive.org/details/songsofgratitude00fill/page/67/mode/1up

References

• Hymn page at hymnary.org:
  https://hymnary.org/text/purer_in_heart_o_god_help_me_to_be