Book 3, Hymn 61 · William Cowper · Public-domain words
I thirst, but not as once I did
Book 3, Hymn 61 · William Cowper
The words
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Stanza 1. I thirst, but not as once I did,The vain delights of earth to share;Thy wounds, EMMANUEL, all forbid,That I should seek my pleasures there.
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Stanza 2. It was the sight of thy dear cross,First weaned my soul from earthly things;And taught me to esteem as dross,The mirth of fools and pomp of kings.
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Stanza 3. I want that grace that springs from thee,That quickens all things where it flows;And makes a wretched thorn, like me,Bloom as the myrtle, or the rose.
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Stanza 4. Dear fountain of delight unknown!No longer sink below the brim;But overflow, and pour me downA living, and life–giving stream!
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Stanza 5. For sure, of all the plants that shareThe notice of thy Father’s eye;None proves less grateful to his care,Or yields him meaner fruit than I.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 61. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-61
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.
