The shining Light

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Source: Christian Classics Ethereal Library (Olney Hymns, 1779) Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/newton/olneyhymns Public domain basis: First published London, 1779; Newton d. 1807, Cowper d. 1800. CCEL first-edition transcription. US public domain. Coverage: Complete individual poem extracted from parent edition olney-hymns at bytes 287558-288180; checksum 24b391eab99077a522ffacc504c0bcabc7793ec3c537d6f40649aa14cc9511fa.

# The shining Light

The shining Light

Hymn 8

William Cowper

6,6,8,6

The shining Light.

My former hopes are dead,

My terror now begins;

I feel, alas! that I am dead

In trespasses and sins.

Ah, whither shall I fly?

I hear the thunder roar

The law proclaims destruction nigh,

And vengeance at the door.

When I review my ways,

I dread impending doom;

But sure, a friendly whisper says,

"Flee from the wrath to come."

I see, or think I see,

A glimm'ring from afar;

A beam of day that shines for me,

To save me from despair.

Fore-runner of the sun, Ps 130:6

It marks the Pilgrim's way;

I'll gaze upon it while I run,

And watch the rising day.