William Cowper (Уильям Купер)

Olney Hymn 30. The Light and Glory of the Word

The Spirit breathes upon the word,
    And brings the truth to sight; 
Precepts and promises afford
    A sanctifying light.

A glory gilds the sacred page,
    Majestic like the sun; 
It gives a light to every age,
    It gives, but borrows none.

The hand that gave it still supplies
    The gracious light and heat; 
His truths upon the nations rise,
    They rise, but never set.

Let everlasting thanks be thine,
    For such a bright display, 
As makes a world of darkness shine
    With beams of heavenly day.

My soul rejoices to pursue
    The steps of Him I love, 
Till glory break upon my view
    In brighter worlds above.

1. Olney Hymn 4. Jehovah-Nissi. The Lord My Banner
2. Olney Hymn 17. The House of Prayer
3. Olney Hymn 13. The Covenant
4. An Ode, on Reading Mr. Richardson's History of Sir Charles Grandison
5. Olney Hymn 55. The Heart Healed and Changed by Mercy

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