Religion

Job 19:25

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns and Sacred Poems (1742) · Osborn ed., vol. 2 (1869)

Religion

I Know that my Redeemer lives;
He lives, and on the earth shall stand,
And though to worms my flesh He gives
My dust lies number'd in His hand.

In this reanimated clay
I surely shall behold Him near,
Shall see Him at the latter day
In all His majesty appear.

I feel what then shall raise me up,
The" Eternal Spirit lives in me;
This is my confidence of hope
That God I face to face shall see.

Mine own and not another's eyes
The King shall in His beauty view,
I shall from Him receive the prize,
And wear the crown to victors due.

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

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Job 19:25.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/239/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Job 19:25.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/239/.

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