William Cowper Poems

Jesus! where'er Thy people meet,
There they behold Thy mercy seat;
Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art found,
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Bestow, dear Lord, upon our youth
The gift of saving grace;
And let the seed of sacred truth
Fall in a fruitful place.
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Silent I sat, dejected, and alone,
Making in thought the public woes my own,
When, first, arose the image in my breast
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Ancient dame, how wide and vast
To a race like ours appears,
Rounded to an orb at last,
All thy multitude of years!
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Beware, my friend! of crystal brook,
Or fountain, lest that hideous hook,
Thy nose, thou chance to see;
Narcissus' fate would then be thine,
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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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'Tis my happiness below
Not to live without the cross,
But the Saviour's power to know,
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The Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.
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Hear, Lord, the song of praise and prayer,
In heaven thy dwelling-place,
From infants, made the public care,
And taught to seek thy face!
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Oh loved! but not enough--though dearer far
Than self and its most loved enjoyments are;
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