O Heart of Jesus, purest Heart,\nAltar of holiness thou art,\nCleanse thou my heart, so sordid, cold,\nAnd stained by sins so manifold.\n2. Take from me, Lord, this tepid will,\nWhich doth thy Heart with loathing fill;\nAnd then infuse a spirit new –\nA fervent spirit, deep and true.\n3. Most humble Heart of all that beat,\nHeart full of goodness, meek and sweet,\nGive me a heart more like to thine,\nAnd light the flame of love in mine.\n4. But, ah, were e’en my heart on fire\nWith all the seraphim’s desire,\nTill love a conflagration proved,\nNot yet would’st thou enough be loved.\n5. That therefore thou may’st worthily\nBe loved, O loving Lord, by me,\nThat love which in thy Heart doth burn\nGive me to love thee in return.\n6. May this thy love’s most fiery dart\nStrike deep and set on fire my heart,\nAnd in that burning may it be\nDissolved and all-consumed in thee.\n7. Death to be sought with yearnings high,\nThus from love’s violence to die;\nAh, may my heart love’s victim prove\nFor the Redeemer’s Heart of love.\n8. So let me die for love of thee,\nO Heart, all full of love for me,\nThat with a new heart’s virgin-hoard\nI may begin to love thee, Lord.