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Believers Hymn Book · No. 63 · Words: William Cowper · Tune: Ravenna
Hark! my soul, it is the Lord;
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A devotional hymn by William Cowper (1768) presenting a dialogue between the soul and Christ, drawing on John 21 where Jesus asks Peter 'Lovest thou me?' The hymn emphasizes Christ's persistent, tender love and the believer's call to respond.
Verse 1
Hark! my soul, it is the Lord;
'Tis thy Saviour! hear His word;
Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee:
Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me?
Verse 2
I delivered thee when bound,
And when wounded healed thy wound;
Sought thee wand'ring, set thee right,
Turned thy darkness into light.
Verse 3
Can a woman's tender care
Cease towards the child she bare?
Yes, she may forgetful be,
Yet will I remember thee.
Verse 4
Mine is an unchanging love,
Higher than the heights above,
Deeper than the depths beneath,
Free and faithful, strong as death.
Verse 5
Thou shalt see My glory soon
When the work of grace is done;
Partner of My throne shalt be:
Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me?
Verse 6
Lord, it is my chief complaint
That my love is cold and faint;
Yet I love Thee, and adore;
O for grace to love Thee more.
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