Religion

Deuteronomy 33:28: Israel then shall dwell in safety alone

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)

Religion

Jesus, Thyself impart.
The world and sin to' exclude.
And let me find it in my heart
The long-sought solitude,
The still sequester'd shade
For which Thy people pine,
The bower for weary spirits made
By the celestial Vine!

That secret place afford.
That shelter in Thy side.
And by Thy constant presence, Lord,
My soul for ever hide:
Secure I then shall dwell,
Delightfully alone.
Till Thou Thy glorious life reveal,
And take me to Thy throne.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Deuteronomy 33:28: Israel then shall dwell in safety alone.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2718/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Deuteronomy 33:28: Israel then shall dwell in safety alone.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2718/.

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