Religion

Isaiah 26:13, 14

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

O Lord, my God, with shame I own
That other lords have sway'd,
Have in my heart set up their throne,
And abject I obey'd.

Thy enemies usurp'd the place,
And robb'd Thee of Thy due;
A slave to every vice I was,
And only evil knew.

With sin I joyfully complied,
I yielded unconstrain'd;
Passion, and appetite, and pride,
And self, and nature reign'd.

But ended is the shameful hour,
The' usurper's reign is past,
Blasted their strength, o'erturn'd their power,
And I am saved at last.

Thy love, by which redeem'd I am,
For ever be adored;
I now shall live to bless Thy name,
And call my Jesus Lord.

Those other lords no more are mine,
No more their slave am I;
I tread them down with strength Divine,
I all my sins defy.

Freed am I now, for ever freed
From their destructive power;
Nail'd to the cross, they all are dead,
And shall revive no more.

The glorious presence of my God
Hath all the tyrants slain;
Their name, their memory is destroy'd,
When I am born again.

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

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah 26:13, 14.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/284/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah 26:13, 14.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/284/.

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