Religion
Desiring to Pray, Hymn 1
From Hymns and Sacred Poems (1749) · Osborn ed., vol. 5 (1869)
Religion
How gladly should I bear
The burden of this evil day
With the support of prayer!
Happy, could I but tell
To God my inward woe,
My depth of wickedness reveal,
My height of trouble show.
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Wesley, Charles. “Desiring to Pray, Hymn 1.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/1059/.
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