The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4106

4106. The Lord Will Happiness Divine

1. The Lord will happiness divine
On contrite hearts bestow;
Then tell me, gracious God, is mine
A contrite heart or no?

2. I hear, but seem to hear in vain,
Insensible as steel;
If aught is felt, ’tis only pain,
To find I cannot feel.

3. I sometimes think myself inclined
To love Thee if I could;
But often feel another mind,
Averse to all that’s good.

4. My best desires are faint and few,
I fain would strive for more;
But when I cry, My strength renew!
Seem weaker than before.

5. Thy saints are comforted, I know,
And love Thy house of prayer;
I therefore go where others go,
But find no comfort there.

6. Oh make this heart rejoice, or ache;
Decide this doubt for me;
And if it be not broken, break,
And heal it, if it be.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord will happiness divine
• Title: The Lord Will Happiness Divine
• Author: William Cowper (1779)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 64
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SOHO
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1881)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 55671 17124 35432
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain