The Voice of Praise ‎#369

369. My former hopes are fled

1 My former hopes are fled:
My terror now begins;
I feel, alas! that I am dead
In trespasses and sins.

2 Ah, whither shall I fly?
I hear the thunder roar:
The law proclaims destruction nigh,
And vengeance at the door.

3 When I review my ways,
I dread impending doom;
But hark! a friendly whisper says,
Flee from the wrath to come.

4 I see, or think I see,
A glimmering from afar,
A beam of day that shines for me,
To save me from despair.

5 Forerunner of the sun,
It marks the pilgrim's way;
I'll gaze upon it while I run,
And watch the rising day.

Text Information

• First Line: My former hopes are fled
• Author: Cowper
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Luke 3:7
  ;
  Romans 7:9
  ;
  2 Peter 1:19
• Topic: The Christian System: Condemnation; Trembling Solicitude
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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