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William Cowper - Olney Hymn 1: Walking With God
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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! 

Where is the blessedness I knew 
When first I saw the Lord? 
Where is the soul-refreshing view 
Of Jesus and his word? 

What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! 
How sweet their memory still! 
But they have left an aching void, 
The world can never fill. 

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

The dearest idol I have known, 
Whate`er that idol be, 
Help me to tear it from thy throne, 
And worship only thee. 

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.
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