A Closer Walk with God
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!
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 then enjoyed,
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill.
Return, O Holy Dove, return,
Sweet 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.
- William Cowper -
