To those who know the LORD I speak
Book 3, Hymn 13 · William Cowper · Public-domain words
To those who know the LORD I speak
Book 3, Hymn 13 · William Cowper
The words
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Stanza 1. To those who know the LORD I speak,Is my beloved near?The bridegroom of my soul I seek,O! when will he appear!
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Stanza 2. Though once a man of grief and shame,Yet now he fills a throne;And bears the greatest, sweetest name,That earth or heav’n have known.
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Stanza 3. Grace flies before, and love attendsHis steps where’er be goes;Though none can see him but his friends,And they were once his foes.
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Stanza 4. He speaks—obedient to his callOur warm affections move;Did he but shine alike on all,Then all alike would love.
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Stanza 5. Then love in every heart would reign,And war would cease to roar;And cruel, and blood–thirsty men,Would thirst for blood no more.
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Stanza 6. Such JESUS is, and such his grace,Oh may he shine on you!And tell him, when you see his face,I long to see him too.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 13. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-13
About these words
William Cowper lived from 1731 to 1800. These historical words are public domain.
This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.
The CCEL transcription modernizes spelling and some punctuation. Read this hymn at the source. Checked 23 October 2026.
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