O God, whose favorable eye

The words

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   Stanza 1. O God, whose favorable eyeThe sin–sick soul revives;Holy and heav’nly is the joyThy shining presence gives.

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   Stanza 2. Not such as hypocrites suppose,Who with a graceless heart,Taste not of thee, but drink a dosePrepared by Satan’s art.

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   Stanza 3. Intoxicating joys are theirs,Who while they boast their light,And seem to soar above the stars,Are plunging into night.

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   Stanza 4. Lulled in a soft and fatal sleep,They sin, and yet rejoice;Were they indeed the Savior’s sheep,Would they not hear his voice?

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   Stanza 5. Be mine the comforts, that reclaimThe soul from Satan’s pow’r;That make me blush for what I am,And hate my sin the more.

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   Stanza 6. ’Tis joy enough, my All in All,At thy dear feet to lie;Thou wilt not let me lower fall,And none can higher fly.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 69. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-69