A Collection of Evangelical Hymns ‎#LXVIII

LXVIII. The Stony Heart

1 O for a glance of heav'nly day,
To take this stubborn stone away;
And thaw, with beams of love divine,
This heart, this frozen heart of mine!

2 The rocks can rent, the earth can quake,
The sea can roar, the mountains shake;
Of feeling all things shew some sign,
But this unfeeling heart of mine.

3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt,
Dear Lord, an adamant would melt:
But I can reach each moving line,
And nothing moves this heart of mine.

4 Thy judgments too, unmov'd I hear,
(Amazing thought!) which devils fear:
Goodness and wrath in vain combine,
To stir this stupid heart of mine.

5 But something yet can do the deed,
And that dear something much I need:
Thy Spirit can from dross refine,
And move and melt this heart of mine.

Text Information

• First Line: O for a glance of heav'nly day
• Title: The Stony Heart
• Author: Hart
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Topic: The Sensible Sinner
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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