Religion
Deuteronomy 30:6: On Thee, O God, my soul is stay'd
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
On Thee, O God, my soul is stay'd.
And waits to prove Thine utmost will:
The promise by Thy mercy made
Thou canst. Thou wilt in me fulfil:
No more I stagger at Thy power,
Or doubt Thy truth, which cannot move:
Hasten the long-expected hour.
And bless me with Thy perfect love.
One of the stubborn, harden'd race.
Now, Lord, on me the work begin,
And by the Spirit of Thy grace
Cut oft" the foreskin of my sin:
My stiff'-neck'd heart to circumcise,
Thy sanctifying power exert,
And I shall then attain the prize,
And love my God with all my heart.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Deuteronomy 30:6: On Thee, O God, my soul is stay'd.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2693/.
Chicago
Wesley, Charles. “Deuteronomy 30:6: On Thee, O God, my soul is stay'd.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2693/.
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