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This is an hymn by William Cowper, from ''Olney Hymns'', 1779, Hymn 64 of Book 1, entitled ''The Contrite Heart''.
This is an hymn by William Cowper, from ''Olney Hymns'', 1779, Hymn 64 of Book 1, entitled ''The Contrite Heart''.


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Latest revision as of 17:54, 23 March 2024

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This is an hymn by William Cowper, from Olney Hymns, 1779, Hymn 64 of Book 1, entitled The Contrite Heart.

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The Lord will happiness divine
On contrite hearts bestow;
Then tell me, gracious God, is mine
A contrite heart or no?

I hear, but seem to hear in vain,
Insensible as steel;
If aught is felt, ’tis only pain,
To find I cannot feel.

I sometimes think myself inclined
To love Thee if I could;
But often feel another's mind,
Averse to all that’s good.

 

My best desires are faint and few,
I fain would strive for more;
But when I cry, “My strength renew!”
Seem weaker than before.

Thy saints are comforted, I know,
And love Thy house of prayer;
I therefore go where others go,
But find no comfort there.

Oh make this heart rejoice, or ache;
Decide this doubt for me;
And if it be not broken, break,
And heal it, if it be.

 

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