How blest thy creature is, O God

The words

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   Stanza 1. How blest thy creature is, O God,When with a single eye,He views the lustre of thy word,The day–spring from on high!

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   Stanza 2. Through all the storms that veil the skies,And frown on earthly things;The Sun of righteousness he eyes,With healing on his wings.

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   Stanza 3. Struck by that light, the human heart,A barren soil no more;Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad,Where serpents lurked before.

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   Stanza 4. The soul, a dreary province onceOf Satan’s dark domain;Feels a new empire formed within,And owns a heav’nly reign.

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   Stanza 5. The glorious orb, whose golden beams,The fruitful year controlSince first obedient to thy word,He started from the goal;

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   Stanza 6. Has cheered the nations, with the joysHis orient rays impartBut Jesus, ’tis thy light alone,Can shine upon the heart.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 44. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-44