Come Into my Heart

This is a gentle, reflective song of petition for God's presence.

It was written by American Roman Catholic musician, vocalist and music-director / worship-director, Jim Cowan (b 1952), and first published by International Liturgy Publications, USA in 1990.

The song is set to an unnamed tune, also by Cowan. This has a 4/4 time signature. In the key of Y, the first few notes of the melody are D_ D E F_ D_ / B_ G F_ D E_ with accompanying chords D / A / Bm / G / D / Asus.

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Examples

Singer with piano

Small group live in a church service, with guitar and keyboard

Choir with piano, professional recording

Singer with guitar

Instrumental - piano

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:

Come into my heart; come into my heart;
come into my heart Lord; come into my heart.

Come into my life, Come into my life
Come into my life, Lord: Come into my life.

Cleanse me from my sins, Cleanse me from my sins,
Cleanse me from my sins, Lord, Cleanse me from my sins.

I give my life to you, I give my life to you,
I give my life to you, Lord, I give my life to you.

Take all that I am. Take all that I am.
Take all that I am, Lord, Take all that I am.

I will follow you. Yes, I will follow you.
I will follow you, Lord. I will follow you.

I surrender all, I surrender all,
I surrender all, Lord, I surrender all.

Come into my heart; come into my heart;
come into my heart Lord; come into my heart.

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