Text:O for a closer walk with God
Author:William Cowper, 1731-1800
Tune:CAITHNESS

518b. O for a closer walk with God

1 O for a closer walk with God,
a constant, heavenly calm;
a light to shine upon the road
that leads me to the Lamb!

2 Where is the blessing that I knew
when first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
of Jesus and His word?

3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void
the world can never fill.

4 The dearest idol I have known ā€”
however must adored ā€”
help me to tear it from Your throne
and worship You as Lord.

5 So shall my walk be close with God,
my mind serene and calm;
so purer light shall mark the road
that leads me to the Lamb.

Text Information
First Line: O for a closer walk with God
Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Source: Adapt.: Compliers of Praise!, 2000
Tune Information
Name: CAITHNESS
Meter: CM
Key: Eā™­ Major
Source: Scottish Psalter, 1635; Harm.: Compilers of English Hymnal, 1906



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