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Walking With God. - Genesis v.24.

By William Cowper

Topics: classic

Oh! for a closer walk with God,     A calm and heavenly frame;     A light to shine upon the road     That leads me to the Lamb!     Where is the blessedness I knew     When first I saw the Lord?     Where is the soul-refreshing view     Of Jesus and his word?     What peaceful hours I once enjoyd!     How sweet their memory still!     But they have left an aching void,     The world can never fill.     Return, O holy Dove, return!     Sweet messenger of rest:     I hate the sins that made thee mourn,     And drove thee from my breast.     The dearest idol I have known,     Whateer that idol be,     Help me to tear it from thy throne,     And worship only thee.     So shall my walk be close with God,     Calm and serene my frame:     So purer light shall mark the road     That leads me to the Lamb.

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William Cowper

About William Cowper

William Cowper (1731–1800) was an English poet and hymnodist whose work bridges the gap between the Augustan age and Romanticism. His poems "The Task" and "John Gilpin" were enormously popular, and his hymn "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" remains widely sung.

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