Religion

Hymns on the Trinity, 82

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns on the Trinity (1767) · Osborn ed., vol. 7 (1870)

Religion

For One all-perfect God we plead,
One only God is good indeed;
Good with a goodness of His own,
There is, there can be only One,
The God who built both earth and sky,
The Lord of Hosts, the Lord most high.

But we Thy mind have understood
Declaring that " Thy Spirit is good:"
The sovereign Lord of Hosts is He,
Father, in unity with Thee,
In unity with Christ Thy Son,
The Holy Ghost is God alone.

Good incommunicated, pure,
Which must eternally endure,
Essential, absolute, Divine,
Spirit of holiness, is Thine:
Goodness itself, we know, Thou art,
Reveal'd with Jesus to our heart

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Trinity, 82.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/1881/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Trinity, 82.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/1881/.

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