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TruthForLife: "Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own Interpreter,
And He will make it plain."
—William Cowper, "God Works in a Mysterious Way"
Read along with the lyrics:
AlistairBegg: "Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own Interpreter,
And He will make it plain."
—William Cowper, "God Works in a Mysterious Way"
Hymn lyrics:
gospelcareco: "Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees." - William Cowper
ITattum: I have nothing against modern terminology for mental health problems, but the pre-psychiatric age can help too
William Cowper’s cousin wrote this about one of his breakdowns.
He worked with ‘ such eagerness and avidity that it heated his brain and sunk his spirits’
SolaSisters: Job, Charles Spurgeon, C.S. Lewis, D. Martin Lloyd-Jones, hymn writer William Cowper, Ezekiel and the writers of the Psalms and Lamentations would like a word with Jay Adams….
williamjumaa73: No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.,William Cowper,Man, Patriot, Stomach ,
RichMoo50267219: Jehovah Jesus - Rich Moore Christian Music
unitedg37271431: Knowledge is proud that it knows so much wisdom is humble that it knows no more.,William Cowper,Wisdom, Humble, Proud ,
PiperMarxBot: William Cowper’s Hymn: God Moves in a Mysterious Way Winter continues: With all His heart, however venerable prejudices and opinions, are swept away, all new-formed ones become antiquated before they can ossify.
ITattum: William Cowper’s comparison between the mole and the mighty.
He…
‘ Disfigures earth, and plotting in the dark
Toils much to earn a monumental pile,
That may record the mischiefs he has done.’
phi98511: God made the country and man made the town.,William Cowper,city,
WhiskyEric: “…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.” - William Cowper
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mobiquotes: William Cowper said that God made the country, and man made the town. If it was the opposite, there would be no country; because town can be created from the country but the country cannot be created from the town!
gods33812: A moral sensible and well-bred man Will not affront me and no other can.,William Cowper,courtesy,
ITattum: Poetic advice from Olney by William Cowper- 1784
There is a roughness on a plum which nobody who understands fruit would rub off, though the plum would be much more polished without it.
LowElsielow: Knowledge is proud that she knows so much; wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
-William Cowper
FoothillFuneral: "Grief is itself a medicine." ~William Cowper
KMazima: "There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel's veins; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains"
~William Cowper
1689Reformed: "Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
by Satan sorely pressed,
by war without and fears within,
I come to thee for rest.
Be thou my shield and hiding place,
that, sheltered near thy side,
I may my fierce accuser face,
and tell him thou hast died." - William Cowper
angela_oltmanns: “The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.”
William Cowper (1731-1800)
1689Reformed: "Approach, my soul, the mercy seat
where Jesus answers prayer;
there humbly fall before his feet,
for none can perish there.
Thy promise is my only plea;
with this I venture nigh:
thou callest burdened souls to thee,
and such, O Lord, am I." - William Cowper
mflibra: 1875 Rare Book - The Poetical Works of William Cowper illustrated by Hugh Cameron.
mflibra: 1875 Rare Book - The Poetical Works of William Cowper illustrated by Hugh Cameron.
malindadjust: "for unto one of these three—praises prayers or protestations—may all the verses of this Psalm be reduced. -William Cowper on Psalm 119 (as quoted by Spurgeon)
JaredHarfield: Dear dying Lamb,
Thy precious blood
Shall never lose its power,
Till all the ransomed ones of God
Be saved, to sin no more.
-- William Cowper
(There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood)
nj77040661: Grief is itself a med'cine.,William Cowper,grief,
rgtrendsetter: They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
-William Cowper
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Bundersl3023: The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow.,William Cowper,present,
rgtrendsetter: Knowledge is proud that it knows so much wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
-William Cowper
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rgtrendsetter: Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
-William Cowper
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Teamtel765: A moral sensible and well-bred man Will not affront me and no other can.,William Cowper,courtesy,
kenraggiocom: God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm, William Cowper.
PastorZSWatson: E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream
thy flowing wounds supply,
redeeming love has been my theme,
and shall be till I die.
- William Cowper, "There is a Fountain Filled with Blood"
fgantz: Lord, it is my chief complaint,
That my love is weak and faint.
—William Cowper
DonPJenn: GOD moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
William Cowper - 'Light Shining out of Darknes', Olney Hymns, 1779
DonPJenn: Fleecy locks, and black complexion
Cannot forfeit nature's claim;
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
William Cowper - 'The Negroes Complaint'
Saleemtruthdug: The ceremony was witnessed by courtiers and foreign ambassadors.
The English copy of the Articles was presented by William Cowper, the Lord Keeper, and the Scottish copy by the Earl of Seafield, the Lord Chancellor of Scotland.
wwntbm: "Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees."
William Cowper
t38119289: They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.,William Cowper,Truth, Honey, Lead ,
w85348413: What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife When Friendship love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?,William Cowper,companionship,
Latinati4989: God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform He plants his footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm.,William Cowper,glory,
DurhamWASP: England with all thy faults, I love thee still
My country! and, while yet a nook is left
Where English minds and manners may be found,
Shall be constrained to love thee.
William Cowper
Spreamha8266: God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform He plants his footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm.,William Cowper,glory,
lwinckles: "Knowledge is proud that it knows so much;
wisdom is humble that it knows no more."
- William Cowper
oads_s: The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd (The Swans A T7RSST5
cyberalgo: “Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.”
—William Cowper
lwinckles: "The dearest idol I have known,
Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from thy throne,
And worship only thee.
So shall my walk be close with God,
Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb."
- William Cowper
zugzwanged: For instance, most Christians have sung about a stream of blood from flowing wounds that we plunge within and are cleansed. Nothing odd about that, right?!
William Cowper, who composed There is a Fountain Filled with Blood was synthesizing a rich selection of biblical imagery.
evanmlamont: Oh! For a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame;
A light to shine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb!
So shall my walk be close with God,
Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb!
–William Cowper
yianniseinstein: Charles William Mitchell (8-3-1854–1903) was an English painter.Vanity Cowper L Hypatia (Charles William Mitchell)..21
griskitkat: Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs
Receive our air, that moment they are free,
They touch our country and their shackles fall.
William Cowper, 1785
gospelcareco: "Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees." - William Cowper
JenniferEValent: Why should I shrink at Thy command,
Whose love forbids my fears?
Or tremble at the gracious hand
That wipes away my tears?
No, rather let me freely yield
What most I prize to Thee,
Who never hast a good withheld,
Or wilt withhold, from me.
-William Cowper
morthanewton: 3 His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding ev'ry hour.
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flow'r.
4 Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan his work in vain.
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.
Author: William Cowper
TheQuoteSpot2: Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
-William Cowper
myidolispriyan7: Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair. - William Cowper
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HourlyQuotesBot: Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
— William Cowper
mobiquotes: William Cowper said that God made the country, and man made the town. If it was the opposite, there would be no country; because town can be created from the country but the country cannot be created from the town!
G3Conference: Reflect this morning on "There Is a Fountain," written by William Cowper.
jahazielcanlas: The dearest idol I have known
Whate'er that idol be
Help me to tear its from its throne
And worship only Thee
William Cowper
TrainingMindful: “Grief is itself a medicine.” William Cowper
poligraf: « Reasoning at every step he treads,
Man yet mistakes his way,
While meaner things, whom instinct leads,
Are rarely known to stray. » — William Cowper
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richardpjessen3: "All are indebted much to thee,
But I far more than all,
From many a deadly snare set free,
And raised from many a fall.
Overwhelm me, from above,
Daily, with thy boundless love …" - William Cowper
arguello_israel: The Spirit breathes upon the Word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light,
A sanctifying light.
“The Spirit Breathes upon the Word”
William Cowper, 1779
Baskerville448: "As creeping ivy clings to wood or stone, And hides the ruin that it feeds upon, So sophistry, cleaves close to, and protects Sin's rotten trunk, concealing its defects."
- William Cowper
cyberalgo: “Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay.”
—William Cowper
ToluRomio: “God moves in a mysterious way / His wonders to perform; / He plants His footsteps in the sea / And rides upon the storm.” - William Cowper
SKCudjoe: God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
- William Cowper
harshalk21: GIory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt. ~ William Cowper
FoothillFuneral: "Grief is itself a medicine."
~William Cowper
revddh2: Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon is knees! William Cowper
DavidBlenko: Knowledge is proud that she knows so much; Wisdom is humble that she knows no more. ~ William Cowper
kink64: Remember Handel? Who, that was not born
Deaf as the dead to harmony, forgets,
Or can, the more than Homer of his age?
William Cowper, The Task, VI (1785)
Georg Friedrich Händel, nato a Halle io 23 febbraio 1685.
MakeWayMin: "And Satan trembles when he sees, The weakest saint upon his knees." -William Cowper
fotidzo: William Cowper on John 11:
"I saw so much benevolence, mercy, goodness, and sympathy with miserable men, in our Saviour’s conduct, that I almost shed tears upon the revelation; little thinking that it was an exact type of the mercy which Jesus was about to extend towards myself”
welfordwrites: Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; Wisdom is humble that it knows no more. William Cowper
BiancaHopcraft: God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm
Deep in His dark and hidden mines
With never-failing skill
He fashions all His bright designs
And works His sovereign will
- William Cowper
borkenaesop: He is safety in life William Cowper, English poet (1731–1800)
JenniferEValent: Why should I shrink at Thy command,
Whose love forbids my fears?
Or tremble at the gracious hand
That wipes away my tears?
No, rather let me freely yield
What most I prize to Thee,
Who never hast a good withheld,
Or wilt withhold, from me.
-William Cowper
NitaSweeney: Unmissed but by his dogs and by his groom.
William Cowper
jabybabyjt: "Trials make the promise sweet;
Trials give new life to prayer;
Trials bring me to his feet,
Lay me low, and keep me there." William Cowper
WilloughbyReads: "There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood
Lose ALL their guilty stains" - William Cowper
It's a good thing that God took the initiative to pursue us, because we can’t get to Him on our own.
wagner_floriani: “ When this poor lisping, stammering tongue, lies silent in the grave,
Then — in a nobler, sweeter song — I’ll sing Thy power to save.”
-William Cowper
Christians are the only people in the planet that can look death in the face and sing!
McalisterAndrew: With William Cowper as a guest?
Diaz19721: Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
— William Cowper
ITattum: The water meadows at Olney.
Including a distant white egret , the likes of which William Cowper would never have seen.
Diaz19721: Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
— William Cowper
fellowshipCL: O fearful saints new courage take
The clouds that you now dread
Are big with mercy and will break
In blessings on your head
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
But trust Him for His grace
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face
- William Cowper, 1774
RiviasHunter: Hatred and Vengeance, My Eternal Portion
By William Cowper
Hatred and vengeance, my eternal portion,
Scarce can endure delay of execution,
Wait, with impatient readiness, to seize my
Soul in a moment.
Damned below Judas: more abhorred>
JimDye19: "Freedom has a thousand charms to show, that slaves, however contented, never know."
William Cowper
1731-1800
brett_jordan: True remorse begets reform.
— William Cowper
PalgraveDanquah: Hark, my soul! it is the Lord!
Author: William Cowper (1768)
Tune: ST. BEES (Dykes)
Confession Songs
Published in 656 hymnals
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IamRealAR: They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
-William Cowper
"IamRealAR"
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IamRealAR: Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
-William Cowper
"IamRealAR"
ARISING WINNER PRIYANKA
IamRealAR: Knowledge is proud that it knows so much wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
-William Cowper
"IamRealAR"
ARISING WINNER PRIYANKA
arguello_israel: Blind unbelief is sure to err,
and scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
and he will make it plain.
“God Moves in a Mysterious Way”
William Cowper, 1774
RichMoo50267219: Jehovah Jesus - Rich Moore Christian Music
sadtruthwords: Grief is itself a medicine. – William Cowper
Bearded_Bigot: "You fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds you so much dread
Are big with mercy and will break
In blessing on your head."
-William Cowper
LightForThePath: Here is a link to the full poem by William Cowper:
