Text: | O For a Closer Walk with God |
Author: | William Cowper |
Tune: | BEATITUDO |
Arranger: | Rev. John B. Dykes |
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 Where is the blessedness I knew
When first I sought the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and His Word?
3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their memory 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.
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 | |
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First Line: | O for a closer walk with God |
Title: | O For a Closer Walk with God |
Author: | William Cowper (1772) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1934 |
Topic: | Backsliding; Idolatry; Nearness to God(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BEATITUDO |
Arranger: | Rev. John B. Dykes |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | A♭ Major |