Far from the world, O Lord, I flee
Book 3, Hymn 45 · William Cowper · Public-domain words
Far from the world, O Lord, I flee
Book 3, Hymn 45 · William Cowper
The words
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Stanza 1. Far from the world, O Lord, I flee,From strife and tumult far;From scenes, where Satan wages still,His most successful war.
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Stanza 2. The calm retreat, the silent shade,With prayer and praise agree;And seem, by thy sweet bounty made,For those who follow thee.
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Stanza 3. There if thy Spirit touch the soul,And grace her mean abode;Oh with what peace, and joy, and love,She communes with her God!
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Stanza 4. There like the nightingale she poursHer solitary lays,Nor asks a witness of her song,Nor thirsts for human praise.
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Stanza 5. Author and Guardian of my life,Sweet source of light divine;And (all harmonious names in one)My Savior, thou art mine!
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Stanza 6. What thanks I owe thee, and what love,A boundless, endless store;Shall echo through the realms above,When time shall be no more.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 45. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-45
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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