No Peace But in the Favor of God

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O where is now that glowing love

Author: Thomas Kelly
Published in 78 hymnals

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1 Oh, where is now that glowing love
That marked our union with the Lord!
Our hearts were fixed on things above,
Nor could the world a joy afford.

2 Where is the zeal that led us then
To make our Saviour's glory known,
That freed us from the fear of men,
And kept our eye on him alone?

3 Where are the happy seasons spent
In fellowship with him we loved,
The sacred joy, the sweet content,
The blessedness that then we proved?

4 Behold, again we turn to thee,
Oh, cast us not away, though vile;
No peace we have, no joy we see,
O Lord, our God, but in thy smile

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #658

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Author: Thomas Kelly

Kelly, Thomas, B.A., son of Thomas Kelly, a Judge of the Irish Court of Common Pleas, was born in Dublin, July 13, 1769, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was designed for the Bar, and entered the Temple, London, with that intention; but having undergone a very marked spiritual change he took Holy Orders in 1792. His earnest evangelical preaching in Dublin led Archbishop Fowler to inhibit him and his companion preacher, Rowland Hill, from preaching in the city. For some time he preached in two unconsecrated buildings in Dublin, Plunket Street, and the Bethesda, and then, having seceded from the Established Church, he erected places of worship at Athy, Portarlington, Wexford, &c, in which he conducted divine worship and preached. H… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O where is now that glowing love
Title:	No Peace But in the Favor of God
Author:	Thomas Kelly
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain