O Christ, Our Hope, Our Heart’s Desire REDHEAD NO. 66—Richard Redhead O Christ, Our Hope, Our Heart’s Desire 1 O Christ, our hope, our heart’s desire, Redemption’s only spring, Creator of the world art Thou, Its Savior and its King. 2 How vast the mercy and the love Which laid our sins on Thee, And led Thee to a cruel death To set Thy people free. 3 But now the bonds of death are burst, The ransom has been paid; And Thou art on Thy Father’s throne, In glorious robes arrayed. 4 O Christ, be