God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Christian hymn, written in 1773 by William Cowper from England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"God Moves in a Mysterious Way" is a Christian hymn, written in 1773 by William Cowper from England. It was written by Cowper in 1773 as a poem entitled "Light Shining out of Darkness".[1]
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Full title | Conflict: Light Shining out of Darkness |
Text | by William Cowper |
Meter | 8.6.8.6 (CM) |
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Published | 1774 (1774) |
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The poem was the last hymn text that Cowper wrote. It was written following his attempted suicide while living at Olney in Buckinghamshire. John Newton published the poem the next year in his Twenty-six Letters on Religious Subjects; to which are added Hymns (1774).