Religion

Psalm 119: Nun, Part 14

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Lord, Thy word's unerring light
As a lamp my path doth show,
Guides my steady feet aright;
Every one that doth shall know.
I have sworn to do Thy will;
Through Thine all-sufficient grace,
I shall all my vows fulfil.
Shall fulfil all righteousness.

Troubled and distress'd I am;
O be mindful of Thy word!
Grant the promised help I claim.
Speak me now to life restored.
Thanks for all Thy former grace
From a willing heart receive;
Still instruct me in Thy ways,
Bid me to Thy glory live.

Lord, my life is in my hand.
Ever sinking into hell;
Yet I in Thy precepts stand.
In the paths of duty dwell.
Me the world hath sought to' ensnare,
Joining with my treacherous heart:
Yet from Thee I did not err,
Would not from Thy statutes start.

I have Thy commandments took
For my heritage below;
From the volume of Thy book
All my joys and comforts flow.
In obedience to Thy will
I have long'd my life to spend.
All Thy statutes to fulfil,
Serve and love Thee to the end.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm 119: Nun, Part 14.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2181/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm 119: Nun, Part 14.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2181/.

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