Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#315

315. O for a Closer Walk!

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 Return, O holy Dove, return,
Sweet messenger of rest!
I hate the sins that made Thee mourn
And drove Thee from my breast.

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,
What-e’er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from Thy throne,
And worship only Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O, for a closer walk with God! A calm and heavenly frame
• Title: O for a Closer Walk!
• Author: William Cowper (1731-1800)
• Meter: C.M.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Gospel: Consecration

Tune Information

• Name: MANOAH
• Meter: C.M.
• Incipit: 12321 77662 3432
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Henry W. Greatorex's Collection, Boston, 1851