Religion

Hymns for Love, 4

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns for Love · Osborn ed., vol. 8 (1870)

Religion

How can I hate what nature loves,
And love what nature hates,
Till in my soul Thy Spirit moves,
And me anew creates?
Till Thou out of a thing unclean
An holy thing produce:
I then shall loathe and fly from sin,
And only goodness choose.
: O that the miracle of grace
Were now display'd on me,
Renew'd in real holiness,
Created after Thee!
Satan, the world, and sin to' exclude.

Thy matchless power exert.
And dwell with all Thy plenitude,
Jehovah, in my heart.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns for Love, 4.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2273/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns for Love, 4.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2273/.

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