Does it not grief, and wonder move

The words

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   Stanza 1. Does it not grief, and wonder move,To think of Israel’s shameful fall?Who needed miracles to proveWhether the LORD was GOD, or Baal!

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   Stanza 2. Methinks I see Elijah stand,His features glow with love and zeal,In faith and prayer he lifts his hand,And makes to heav’n his great appeal,

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   Stanza 3. “O God! if I thy servant am,If ’tis thy message fills my heart;Now glorify thy holy name,And show this people who thou art!”

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   Stanza 4. He spake, and lo! a sudden flameConsumed the wood, the dust, the stone;The people struck, at once proclaim“The LORD is GOD, the LORD alone.”

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   Stanza 5. Like him we mourn an aweful day,When more for Baal, than GOD appear;Like him, believers, let us pray,And may the GOD of Israel hear!

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   Stanza 6. Lord, if thy servant speaks thy truth,If he indeed is sent by thee;Confirm the word to all our youth,And let them thy salvation see.

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   Stanza 7. Now may thy Spirit’s holy firePierce every heart that hears thy word;Consume each hurtful vain desire,And make them know thou art the Lord.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 14. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-14