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William Cowper - Olney Hymn 58: True And False ComfortsWilliam Cowper - Olney Hymn 58: True And False Comforts
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O God, whose favorable eye, The sin-sick soul revives, Holy and heavenly is the joy Thy shining presence gives. Not such as hypocrites suppose, Who with a graceless heart Taste not of Thee, but drink a dose, Prepared by Satan`s art. Intoxicating joys are theirs, Who while they boast their light, And seem to soar above the stars, Are plunging into night. Lull`d in a soft and fatal sleep, They sin and yet rejoice; Were they indeed the Saviour`s sheep, Would they not hear His voice? Be mine the comforts that reclaim The soul from Satan`s power; That make me blush for what I am, And hate my sin the more. `Tis joy enough, my All in All, At Thy dear feet to lie; Thou wilt not let me lower fall, And none can higher fly.
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