Misc Praise Songs – O For A Closer Walk With God (Guitar)

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O for a closer walk with God,

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a calm and heav'nly frame,

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a light to shine upon the road

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that leads me to the Lamb!

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Where is the blessedness I knew

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when first I sought the Lord?

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Where is the soul refreshing view

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of Jesus and His Word?

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What peaceful hours I then enjoyed!

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How sweet their mem'ry still!

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But they have left an aching void

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the world can never fill.

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Return, O holy Dove, return,

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sweet messenger of rest;

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I hate the sins that made Thee mourn,

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and drove Thee from my breast.

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The dearest idol I have known,

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whate'er that id-ol be,

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help me to tear it from Thy throne

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and worship only Thee.

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So shall my walk be close with God,

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calm and serene my frame;

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so purer light shall mark the road

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that leads me to the Lamb.