“Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill,
He treasures up his bright designs,
And works his sovereign will.”

— William Cowper

No. 35, "Light Shining out of Darkness".
Olney Hymns (1779)

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(1731–1800) English poet and hymnodist 1731–1800

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