Author: Hart Hymnal: A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #LXVIII (1793) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: O for a glance of heav'nly day Lyrics: 1 O for a glance of heav'nly day,
To take this stubborn stone away;
And thaw, with beams of love divine,
This heart, this frozen heart of mine!
2 The rocks can rent, the earth can quake,
The sea can roar, the mountains shake;
Of feeling all things shew some sign,
But this unfeeling heart of mine.
3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt,
Dear Lord, an adamant would melt:
But I can reach each moving line,
And nothing moves this heart of mine.
4 Thy judgments too, unmov'd I hear,
(Amazing thought!) which devils fear:
Goodness and wrath in vain combine,
To stir this stupid heart of mine.
5 But something yet can do the deed,
And that dear something much I need:
Thy Spirit can from dross refine,
And move and melt this heart of mine. Topics: The Sensible Sinner Languages: English
The Stony Heart