The LORD will happiness divine

The words

1. 1

   Stanza 1. The LORD will happiness divineOn contrite hearts bestow:Then tell me, gracious GOD, is mineA contrite heart, or no?

2. 2

   Stanza 2. I hear, but seem to hear in vain,Insensible as steel;If ought is felt, ’tis only pain,To find I cannot feel.

3. 3

   Stanza 3. I sometimes think myself inclinedTo love thee, if I could;But often feel another mind,Averse to all that’s good.

4. 4

   Stanza 4. My best desires are faint and few,I fain would strive for more;But when I cry, “My strength renew,”Seem weaker than before.

5. 5

   Stanza 5. Thy saints are comforted I know,And love thy house of prayer;I therefore go where others go,But find no comfort there.

6. 6

   Stanza 6. O make this heart rejoice, or ache;Decide this doubt for me;And if it be not broken, break,And heal it, if it be.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 64. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-64