Text: | The Spirit breathes upon the word |
Author: | Cowper |
1 The Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.
2 A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic, like the sun;
It gives a light to every age;--
It gives, but borrows none.
3 The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
Its truths upon the nations rise;--
They rise, but never set.
4 Let everlasting thanks be thine,
For such a bright display
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.
5 My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of him I love,
Till glory breaks upon my view,
In bright worlds above.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The Spirit breathes upon the word |
Author: | Cowper |
Meter: | C. M. |
Publication Date: | 1873 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; |
Topic: | The Bible; Glory of the Gospel |