I was a groveling creature once

The words

1. 1

   Stanza 1. I was a groveling creature once,And safely cleaved to earth;I wanted spirit to renounceThe clod that gave me birth.

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   Stanza 2. But God has breathed upon a worm,And sent me, from above,Wings, such as clothe an angel’s form,The wings of joy and love.

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   Stanza 3. With these to Pisgah’s top I fly,And there delighted stand;To view, beneath a shining sky,The spacious promised land.

4. 4

   Stanza 4. The LORD of all the vast domain,Has promised it to me;The length and breadth of all the plain,As far as faith can see.

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   Stanza 5. How glorious is my privilege!To thee for help I call,I stand upon a mountain’s edge,O save me, lest I fall!

6. 6

   Stanza 6. Though much exalted in the LORD,My strength is not my own;Then let me tremble at his word,And none shall cast me down.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 51. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-51