1
A little bird I am,
Shut from the fields of air,
And in my cage I sit and sing
To Him who placed me there;
Well pleased a prisoner to be,
Because, my God, it pleaseth Thee.
Shut from the fields of air,
And in my cage I sit and sing
To Him who placed me there;
Well pleased a prisoner to be,
Because, my God, it pleaseth Thee.
2
Nought have I else to do,
I sing the whole day long;
And He whom most I love to please
Doth listen to my song;
He caught and bound my wandering wing;
But still He bends to hear me sing.
I sing the whole day long;
And He whom most I love to please
Doth listen to my song;
He caught and bound my wandering wing;
But still He bends to hear me sing.
3
Thou hast an ear to hear
A heart to love and bless;
And though my notes were e'er so rude,
Thou wouldst not hear the less;
Because Thou knowest as they fall,
That love, sweet love, inspires them all.
A heart to love and bless;
And though my notes were e'er so rude,
Thou wouldst not hear the less;
Because Thou knowest as they fall,
That love, sweet love, inspires them all.
4
My cage confines me round;
Abroad I cannot fly;
But though my wing is closely bound,
My heart's at liberty;
For prison walls cannot control
The flight, the freedom of the soul.
Abroad I cannot fly;
But though my wing is closely bound,
My heart's at liberty;
For prison walls cannot control
The flight, the freedom of the soul.
5
O it is good to soar
These bolts and bars above!
To Him whose purpose I adore,
Whose providence I love;
And in Thy mighty will to find
The joy, the freedom of the mind.
These bolts and bars above!
To Him whose purpose I adore,
Whose providence I love;
And in Thy mighty will to find
The joy, the freedom of the mind.
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Dallas, Texas, United States
Lord capture and confine us! Make us those who are well pleasing to you!
Accra, Kpandai, Ghana
I love it
draw me close too thy Christ.
HE DIED FOR US!
Boston, MA, United States
Though my wing is closely bound, my heart’s at liberty!
New York City, United States
The sister that I live with shared this song when she back home after dinner with gospel friends on Feb. 8th 2016. I was so touched and love the song right away. Thanks our dear Lord for the sweet love.
And AMEN! we will stay there!
United States
I enjoyed the following sentence from the attached excerpts.
"Again I say, do not drop out of the dungeon. Stay there and stay there gloriously, with praises to the Lord..."
Hallelujah we will not drop out of our cage, we will stay here, raising up our praises to the Lord! The One who so wisely put us here! Hallelujah, Praise The Lord! I love my cage because I find my Beloved Jesus there!
India
This song shows what kind of life Madam Guyon has lived on this earth. Though outwardly bound, she was free in her spirit. Her cage was not a barrier for her to enjoy the Lord. May the Lord cause us to enjoy Him in all our environments.