CPWI Hymnal ‎#533

533. O for a closer walk with God

1 O for a closer walk with God,
a calm and heavenly frame;
a light to shine upon the road
that leads me to the Lamb!

2 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void
the world can never fill.

3 Return, O holy Dove, return,
sweet messenger of rest:
I hate the sins that made thee mourn,
and drove thee from my breast.

4 The dearest idol I have known,
whate'er that idol be,
help me to tear it from thy throne,
and worship only thee.

5 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.

Text Information

• First Line: O for a closer walk with God
• Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Genesis 5:24
• Topic: General Hymns: Service and Witness

Tune Information

• Name: CAITHNESS
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Scottish Psalter, 1635; Arrangement: Editors of The English Hymnal, 1906