Clean Hands and A Pure Heart

During His three day ministry,
Our Savior of the world
Called and authorized disciples,
In His doctrines they were schooled.
He healed the sick, and blessed children,
As He prayed for His people.
He then succinctly summarized
Principles of His gospel.

“Unto Me, come,” the Savior taught.
Come and make sacred covenants.
And, renunciate all your sins,
Unto baptismal ord'nance.
In His own time and His own way
And according to His will.
We can come to know Him,
As those in the land of Bountiful.

Once repentant, we are baptized,
Our hearts turn towards our God.
And the Holy Ghost prepares us
To stand Holy without spot.
Through Christ's merits, mercy and grace,
Our commitment does not drift.
He's our Light, which does guide us,
Our faith in Him, His gift.

There is purpose in our journey,
We walk in newness of life.
When we yield our hearts unto God,
We obtain the mind of Christ.
Where once carnal, we're cleansed and healed.
As with fire we're refined.
And the Holy Ghost sanctifies,
While the soul is purified.

When we've no more disposition
To do that which is evil-
Our hands are clean and we reach out.
We become His Disciple.
We should avoid and overcome.
And, repent, be cleansed from sin.
The Lord helps us do and be good
And change our hearts from within.

With clean hands and with a pure heart,
We ascend unto the hills
Where the sick and poor are now fed.
And there's faith, which God instills
May we offer our Lord pure hearts,
With clean hands as we were meant.
May we apply the atonement.
And, do as we are now sent.

He raised the dead.
He healed the sick.
He cleansed leprosy.
He knows my heart.
He knows my hands.
And, I know He loves me.

He prayed for them.
And blessed children.
And, He called "Come and see".
He knew their heart.
They saw His hands
And, they wrote words for me.

[Verse 1] During His three day ministry Our Savior of the world Called and authorized disciples In His doctrines they were schooled He healed the sick And blessed the children As He prayed for His people Then He spoke the simple order [Pre-Chorus] “Unto Me, come,” the Savior taught Come and make sacred covenants Renunciate all your sins Unto baptismal ord'nance In His own time And His own way And according to His will We can come to know Him [Chorus] Come and see Come and see He knows my heart Come and see Come and see His grace makes me clean (come and see) [Verse 2] Once repentant, we are baptized Our hearts turn towards our God And the Holy Ghost prepares us To stand holy without spot Through Christ's merits Mercy and grace Our commitment does not drift He's our Light He guides us [Pre-Chorus] There is purpose in our journey We walk in newness of life When we yield our hearts unto God We obtain the mind of Christ Where once carnal We're cleansed and healed As with fire we're refined And the Holy Ghost sanctifies While the soul is purified [Chorus] Come and see Come and see He knows my heart Come and see Come and see His grace makes me clean (come and see) [Bridge] When we've no more disposition To do that which is evil Our hands are clean And we reach out We become His disciple We should avoid and overcome Repent, be cleansed from sin The Lord helps us do and be good [Final Chorus] Come and see Come and see He knows my hands Come and see Come and see I know He loves me (come and see) He raised the dead He healed the sick He cleansed leprosy He knows my heart He knows my hands And I know He loves me

David A. Bednar,
“Clean Hands and a Pure Heart,”
Ensign, Nov 2007, 80–83

renunciate- to formally reject or give up (something), especially as an expression of a religious belief:"those who are willing to renunciate violence can follow a different path."