Religion

Forth at Thy call, O Lord, I go: Another

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740) · Osborn ed., vol. 1 (1868)

Religion

Angels, attend, ('tis God commands,)
And make me now your care;
Hover around, and in your hands
My soul securely bear.

With outstretch'd wings my temples shade;
To you the charge is given:
Are ye not all sent forth to aid
The' anointed heirs of heaven?

Servants of God, both yours and mine,
Your fellow-servant guard:
Sweet is the task, if He enjoin,
His service your reward.

Then let us join our God to bless,
Our Master's praise to sing,
The Lord of Hosts, the Prince of Peace,
Our Father and our King.

At Him my mounting spirit aims,
My kindling thoughts aspire:
(Assist, ye ministerial flames,
And raise my raptures higher!)

Upward on wings of love I fly
Where all His glories blaze;
Like you, behold with eagle's eye
My heavenly Father's face.

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Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Forth at Thy call, O Lord, I go: Another.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/134/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Forth at Thy call, O Lord, I go: Another.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/134/.

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