Lord my soul with pleasure springs

Book 3, Hymn 49 · William Cowper · Public-domain words

The words

Stanza 1. Lord my soul with pleasure springs,When Jesus’ name I hear;And when God the Spirit bringsThe word of promise near.Beauties too, in holiness,Still delighted I perceive;Nor have words that can expressThe joys thy precepts give.
Stanza 2. Clothed in sanctity and grace,How sweet it is to seeThose who love thee as they pass,Or when they wait on thee:Pleasant too, to sit and tellWhat we owe to love divine;Till our grateful bosoms swell,And eyes begin to shine.
Stanza 3. Those the comforts I possess,Which God shall still increase;All his ways are pleasantness,And all his paths are peace:Nothing JESUS did or spoke,Henceforth let me ever slight;For I love his easy yoke,And find his burden light.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 49. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-49

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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