William Cowper Quotes on Faith
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Oh! for a closer walk with God, A calm and heav'nly frame; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb!
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And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will.
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Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.
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There is a fountain fill'd with blood Drawn from Emmanuel's veins; And sinners, plung'd beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains.
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Religion! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word!
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There is mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought! Gives even affliction a grace And reconciles man to his lot.
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Acquaint thyself with God, if thou would'st taste His works. Admitted once to his embrace, Thou shalt perceive that thou was blind before: Thine eye shall be instructed; and thine heart Made pure shall relish with divine delight Till then unfelt, what hands divine have wrought.
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Give what Thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.
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It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.