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Walter Chalmers Smith Quotes

1824–1908 Scotland

Walter Chalmers Smith (5 December 1824 – 19 September 1908) was a hymnist, author, poet and minister of the Free Church of Scotland, chiefly remembered for his hymn "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise". In 1893 he served as Moderator of the General Assembly for the Free Church of Scotland.

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Now, pity is the touch of God
In human hearts.

O to be like my Lord! Yet must I be
Mine own self too,
And to the nature He bestowed on me
Be frankly true.
The olive fruits not as the clustering vine;
Nor may we get
Scent of the rose or lily from woodbine,
Or violet.

Yes! I could find some comfort in the thought
Of being scourged,
Were there but hope that this defiling sin
Which mars my life, and taints my heart within
Could so be purged,
And I might live, in virtue of the rod,
The life in God.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Walter Chalmers Smith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.