O For a Closer Walk With God

 

1 

O for a closer walk with God,

a calm and heav'nly frame,

a light to shine upon the road

that leads me to the Lamb!

2 

Where is the blessedness I knew

when first I saw the Lord?

Where is the soul refreshing view

of Jesus and His Word?

3 

What peaceful hours I then enjoyed!

How sweet their mem'ry still!

But they have left an aching void

the world can never fill.

4 

Return, O holy Dove, return,

sweet messenger of rest;

I hate the sins that made Thee mourn,

and drove Thee from my breast.

5 

The dearest idol I have known,

whate'er that idol be,

help me to tear it from Thy throne

and worship only Thee.

6 

So shall my walk be close with God,

calm and serene my frame;

so purer light shall mark the road

that leads me to the Lamb.

Author: William Cowper (1772)

John 8:12

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Colossians 2:6

6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

1 John 2:6

6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Luke 3:22

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

James 4:7-10

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.