William Cowper Quotes on Spirituality
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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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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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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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But many a crime deem'd innocent on earth Is register'd in Heaven; and these no doubt Have each their record, with a curse annex'd. Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, But God will never.