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William Cowper - Olney Hymn 9: The Contrite Heart
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The Lord will happiness divine 
On contrite hearts bestow; 
Then tell me, gracious God, is mine 
A contrite heart or no? 

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

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

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

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

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.
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