O, for a closer walk with God!
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O, for a closer walk with God!A calm and heavenly frame,A light to shine upon the roadThat leads me to the Lamb.
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Return, O holy Dove! return,—Sweet Messenger of rest;I hate the sins that made thee mourn,And drove thee from my breast.
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What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!How sweet their memory still!But they have left an aching voidThe world can never fill.
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The dearest idol I have known,Whate'er that idol be,Help me to tear it from thy throne,And worship only thee.
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So shall my walk be close with God,Calm and serene my frame;So purer light shall mark the roadThat leads me to the Lamb.