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Keep My Heart
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Nov 5, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Paul Baloche frames "Keep My Heart" as a short prayer that repeats one request and fills in what it should look like. The heart is to be "tender before You Lord," "yearning to know You more," and "flowing in Your direction," each phrase pairing a desire with a response, whether hearing His voice and following or hearing His word and obeying.
The second half shifts from asking to addressing. God is named "Holy Light," "King of Love," "Lord most high," and "Morning Star," with descriptions of purity and brightness, so the request to be kept rests on who is being asked. The final "Keep my heart" is left to stand on its own.
Psalm 51:10, Psalm 139:23-24, and Ezekiel 36:26 echo the same appeal for a clean, soft, guarded heart. The brevity makes it suitable as an opening prayer in a gathering or a quiet moment of personal consecration.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
Keep my heart tender before You Lord
Able to hear Your voice and follow
Keep my heart yearning to know You more
Eager to hear Your word and obey
Keep my heart flowing in Your direction Lord
Keep my heart Holy Light
So innocent and undefiled
King of Love Lord most high
So beautiful and bright Morning Star
Keep my heart