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| 159 | Christ in Song#160 | 161 |
| Text: | A Closer Walk |
| Author: | Cowper |
| Tune: | MANOAH |
| Composer: | Haydn |
1 O, for a closer walk with God!
A calm and heav'nly frame,
A light to shine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb.
2 Return, O holy Dove! return,
Sweet Messenger of rest;
I hate the sins that made thee mourn,
And drove thee from my breast.
3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their mem'ry still!
But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill.
4 The dearest idol I have known,
Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from thy throne,
And worship only thee.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | O, for a closer walk with God! |
| Title: | A Closer Walk |
| Author: | Cowper |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1908 |
| Topic: | Living His Life: Nearer to God |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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