Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#255

255. The Lord will happiness divine

1 The Lord will happiness divine
On contrite hearts bestow;
Then tell me, gracious God! is mine
A contrite heart or no?

2 I hear, but seem to hear in vain,
Insensible as steel;
If ought is felt, 'tis only pain
To find I cannot feel.

3 I sometimes think myself inclin'd
To love thee, if I could;
But often feel another mind,
Averse to all that's good.

4 My best desires are faint and few,
I fain would strive for more;
But when I cry, "My strength renew,"
Seem weaker than before.

5 Thy saints are comforted, I know
And love thy house of pray'r;
I sometimes go where others go,
But find no comfort there.

6 Oh, make this heart rejoice or ache;—
Decide this doubt for me;
And, if it be not broken, break—
And heal it, if it be.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord will happiness divine
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 57:15
• Topic: Penitence of the awakened sinner: Penitence; The contrite Heart

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