Verse 1
O 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.
Verse 2
Where is the blessedness I knew
When first I saw the Lord?
Where is that soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and His word?
Verse 3
What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill?
Verse 4
Return, O Holy Dove! return,
Sweet messenger of rest!
I hate the sins that made Thee mourn,
And drove Thee from my breast.
Verse 5
The dearest idol have known,
Whate’er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from Thy throne,
And worship only Thee.
Verse 6
So shall my walk be close with God,
Calm and serene my frame:
So purer light shall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb.
Author: William Cowper