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The Lord proclaims his grace abroad! The covenant

William Cowper printed it in 1779 in Olney Hymns, Book I, no. 71, under Ezekiel 36:25–28.

WRITTEN BY

William Cowper 1731–1800

PRINTED

1779 Olney Hymns · no. 71

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 5 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Ezekiel 36:25–28 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 5 stanzas as Cowper printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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STANZA I

The Lord proclaims his grace abroad

The Lord proclaims his grace abroad!

Behold, I change your hearts of stone;

Each shall renounce his idol god,

And serve, henceforth, the LORD alone.

No line of this stanza quotes a verse closely; it is the hymn's own confession.

Where Cowper found it

Cowper printed the hymn under Ezekiel 36:25–28. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. 26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. 28Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God. EZEKIEL 36:25–28 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ EZEKIEL 36

My grace, a flowing stream, proceeds To wash your filthiness away; Ye shall abhor your former deeds, And learn my statutes to obey. STANZA II

Its place in the book

Book I of Olney Hymns walks through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, one hymn per passage: 141 hymns. This is number 71. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 71 · WILLIAM COWPER · THIS HYMN The Lord proclaims his grace abroad!

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