Hello OCBC family,
Last Sunday evening we sang three songs by William Cowper and we learned a little about his life. He was one of the most popular poets of his time. Cowper changed the direction of eighteenth-century poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. He wrote a lot of hymns and the most popular one is “There Is a Fountain.” Today, I just want to share one of his poems.
Honor and happiness unite
To make the Christian’s name a praise;
How fair the scene, how clear the light,
That fills the remnant of His days!
A kingly character He bears,
No change His priestly office knows;
Unfading is the crown He wears,
His joys can never reach a close.
Adorn’d with glory from the high,
Salvation shines upon His face;
His robe is of the ethereal dye,
His steps are dignity and grace.
Inferior honors He disdains,
Nor stoops to take applause from earth;
The King of kings Himself maintains
The expenses of His heavenly birth.
The noblest creature seen below,
Ordain’d to fill a throne above;
God gives him all He can bestow,
His kingdom of eternal love!
My soul is ravished at the thought!
Methinks from earth I see Him rise!
Angels congratulate His lot,
And shout Him welcome to the skies.
“And if children, also heirs – heirs of God and coheirs with Christ – seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him” (Romans 8:17).
In His service,
Israel
Last Sunday evening we sang three songs by William Cowper and we learned a little about his life. He was one of the most popular poets of his time. Cowper changed the direction of eighteenth-century poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. He wrote a lot of hymns and the most popular one is “There Is a Fountain.” Today, I just want to share one of his poems.
Honor and happiness unite
To make the Christian’s name a praise;
How fair the scene, how clear the light,
That fills the remnant of His days!
A kingly character He bears,
No change His priestly office knows;
Unfading is the crown He wears,
His joys can never reach a close.
Adorn’d with glory from the high,
Salvation shines upon His face;
His robe is of the ethereal dye,
His steps are dignity and grace.
Inferior honors He disdains,
Nor stoops to take applause from earth;
The King of kings Himself maintains
The expenses of His heavenly birth.
The noblest creature seen below,
Ordain’d to fill a throne above;
God gives him all He can bestow,
His kingdom of eternal love!
My soul is ravished at the thought!
Methinks from earth I see Him rise!
Angels congratulate His lot,
And shout Him welcome to the skies.
“And if children, also heirs – heirs of God and coheirs with Christ – seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him” (Romans 8:17).
In His service,
Israel
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