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Text:Hark, my soul! It is the Lord
Author:William Cowper, 1731-1800
Tune:ST BEES
Composer:John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876

518. Hark, my soul! It is the Lord

1 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord;
'tis thy Saviour, hear his word;
Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee,
'Say, poor sinner, lovest thou me?

2 'I delivered thee when bound,
and, when bleeding, healed thy wound;
sought thee wandering, set thee right,
turned thy darkness into light.

3 'Can a woman's tender care
cease towards the child she bare?
Yes, she may forgetful be,
yet will I remember thee.

4 'Mine is an unchanging love,
higher than the heights above,
deeper than the depths beneath,
free and faithful, strong as death.

5 'Thou shalt see my glory soon,
when the work of grace is done;
partner of my throne shalt be:
say, poor sinner, lovest thou me?'

6 Lord, it is my chief complaint
that my love is weak and faint;
yet I love thee, and adore;
O for grace to love thee more.

Text Information
First Line: Hark, my soul! It is the Lord
Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800 (1786)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Scripture: ;
Topic: General Hymns: Service and Witness
Tune Information
Name: ST BEES
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Key: A♭ Major



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