660a | The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892#660b | 661 |
Text: | Oh, for a closer walk with God |
Author: | W. Cowper |
Tune: | [Oh, for a closer walk with God] |
Composer: | Sir Joseph Barnby |
1 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!
2 Return, O holy Dove, return,
Sweet messenger of rest;
I hate the sins that made Thee mourn,
And drove Thee from my breast.
5 The dearest idol I have known,
Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from Thy throne,
And worship only Thee.
6 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.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Oh, for a closer walk with God |
Title: | Oh, for a closer walk with God |
Author: | W. Cowper (1772) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1892 |
Topic: | Home and Personal Use; Aspiration |
Notes: | Tune name in index: ST. OLAVE |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Oh, for a closer walk with God] |
Composer: | Sir Joseph Barnby |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |