'That image-chamber foul' (hymn) written by John Betteridge

Based on Ezekiel 8: 6 - "Thou shalt see greater abominations"


That image-chamber foul

Which met Ezekiel's eye,

Points out the breast of every soul,

Where lurking idols lie.


Yet ask for further light,

And turn to see thy woe,

And God will clear thy misty sight,

And deeper visions show.


As we the light can bear

To break upon our eyes,

Still deeper idols shall appear,

And more will after rise.


Thus pride is broken down,

And humbled in the dust,

We view our vileness, and must own

The Lord in all our trust.


May Jesus Christ disclose

The plagues within my heart;

And as my soul more humbled grows,

A brighter light impart.


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