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<song version="1.0"><lyrics><verse label="1" type="v"><![CDATA[O for a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame,
A light to shine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb.]]></verse><verse label="2" type="v"><![CDATA[Where is the blessedness I knew
When I first saw the Lord?
Where is that soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and His word?]]></verse><verse label="3" type="v"><![CDATA[What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill.]]></verse><verse label="4" type="v"><![CDATA[Return, O holy Dove! return,
Sweet messenger of rest!
I hate the sins that made Thee mourn,
And drove Thee from my breast.]]></verse><verse label="5" type="v"><![CDATA[The dearest idol I have known,
Whate’er that idol be,
Help me tear if from Thy throne,
And worship only Thee.]]></verse><verse label="6" type="v"><![CDATA[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.]]></verse></lyrics></song>