Religion

Joshua 1:5: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The promise to myself I take,
Me, me Thou never wilt forsake
Who on Thy Son depend:
Thy faith is plighted to my Lord,
And safe I hang upon the word
Of mine eternal Friend.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Joshua 1:5: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2724/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Joshua 1:5: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2724/.

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