Religion

Psalm 107, Part 2

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Versions and Paraphrases of Select Psalms · Osborn ed., vol. 8 (1870)

Religion

By Him the hungry soul is fed;
He fills the poor with living Bread,
And breaks the mournful prisoners' chain:
Those that in death and darkness dwelt, —
Gross darkness, such as might be felt.
The confines of eternal pain:

Because the rebels mock'd His word.
And spurn'd the goodness of their Lord,-
Jesus, most merciful, most high!
He gave them up their guilt to feel
Humbled them to the gates of hell.
As dooni'd the second death to die.

To God they then in trouble cried,
And kindly He then- wants supplied.
And saved them from their sore distress:
He brought them from the depth again,
Pardon'd their sin, and burst their chain.
And loosed, and bade them go in peace.

S O that the world would therefore praise
The Lord, the God of boundless grace,
Whose love in all His works is seen!
With joyful lips confess His power,
And ev feel, proclaim, adore
His wonders towards the sons of men!

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm 107, Part 2.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2164/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm 107, Part 2.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2164/.

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