Quote#Courage
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take
Quote byWilliam Cowper · 1731–1800
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Olney Hymns (1779), No. 35, "Light Shining out of Darkness", st. 3.
English (original)
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread, Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
— William Cowper
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