Religion
Faith in the blood of Christ I have
From Hymns and Sacred Poems (1749) · Osborn ed., vol. 5 (1869)
Faith in the blood of Christ I have;
He freely loved, and died for me:
Sinners He came from sin to save,
From all, from all iniquity;
Without the camp He deign'd to die,
Us by His blood to sanctify.
His blood shall sanctify throughout
My spirit, soul, and body here:
Because He died, I cannot doubt,
Because He died, I cannot fear;
His blood shall make me pure within,
His blood shall cleanse me from all sin.
He wills, that I should holy be,
He promises to make me clean,
His oath confirms the sure decree;
The remnant, and the root of sin
The God of truth hath sworn to slay,
And take its being all away.
God hath ordain'd that I should see
In perfect holiness His face,
Retrieve His image here, and be
For ever sanctified by grace;
His truth, and power, and mercy join,
The will, and word, and oath Divine.
Here then my foot of faith stands sure,
And earth, and hell in vain deny;
I shall be pure as God is pure,
Holy as God is holy I,
Perfect, as God is perfect, rise,
And take my mansion in the skies.
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Wesley, Charles. “Faith in the blood of Christ I have.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/1161/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Faith in the blood of Christ I have.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/1161/.
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