 he dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only Thee. 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  Poems ...by William Cowper - 1885 - 334 pagesSnippet view - About this book
 | Bertus Frederick Polman, Marilyn Kay Stulken, James Rawlings Sydnor - Religion - 1994 - 328 pages
...return, Sweet messenger of rest; 1 hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be,...purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. Irish (c. 700) "" 10.10.9.10 Be Thou My Vision Trans. Mary E. Byrne (1905) Vers. Eleanor Hull... | |
 | W. Graham Scroggie - Religion - 1995 - 1224 pages
...return, Sweet Messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy Throne, And worship only Thee. Such sentiments are signs of grace, and are auguries of... | |
 | Wayne E. Oates - Religion - 1996 - 124 pages
...stuff of the life of faith of which William Cowper wrote in his hymn O for a Closer Walk with God: The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be,...purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION Chapter One Silence for Survival and Hope 1. What does... | |
 | Mark L. Greenberg - English language - 1996 - 224 pages
...enjoy'd"; "I hate the sins that made thee mourn," he laments to the Holy Spirit, and concludes: The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be; Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 111 Black was the deed. most Black. The "deed" entails a... | |
 | John F. A. Sawyer - Religion - 1996 - 336 pages
...of Isaiah 2:20 appears in a verse of William Cowper's famous hymn Ofor a closer walk with God: The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only Thee. 64 MofTatt, Handbook, pp. See below, pp. 1 64 CH 457; EH... | |
 | J. Gerald Janzen - Religion - 1997 - 292 pages
...William Cowper's hymn "O for a Closer Walk with God" are still integral to contemporary worship: "The dearest idol I have known, / Whate'er that idol be, / Help me to tear it from thy throne, / And worship only thee." Second Commandment (w. 4-6) This commandment comes in... | |
 | William Gadsby - Catechisms, English - 1995 - 950 pages
...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 dose with God, 959 CM. J. NEWTON "What... | |
 | Judith Lomax - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 180 pages
...and exceeding great, and precious promises they are!—then oh my Lord! my Savior! and my God! “The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be; Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee.” Oh, my heavenly Father, make me all thine own! Judith... | |
 | David Lyle Jeffrey - Religion - 2000 - 532 pages
...return, Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be;...purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. The Covenant EZEKIEL 36:25—28 The LORD proclaims his grace abroad! Behold, I change your hearts... | |
 | John R. Rice - Religion - 2000 - 312 pages
...return, Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only Thee. Maybe you loudly insist, “I don't see any harm in the... | |
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