Main message: "Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart."

Bible references:

• V1. "Christian" (Acts 11:26)

• V2. "more loving" (John 13:34)

• V3. "holy" (Lev 20:26)

• V4. "like Jesus" (1 Cor 11:1)

Keywords: Lord, Christian, in my heart, more loving, more holy, like Jesus

Interpretation notes:

• The phrase ‘in my heart’ is the focus of this song. 

• In the first section, the melody rises in the repetition of ‘in my heart.’ 

• By the third section, the melody reaches the highest note, E-flat, and ‘heart’ is prolonged. 

• The lyrics are simple and include many repetitions of key words and phrases.