Religion

Job 29:2–6: O That I were as in the days

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

O That I were as in the days
When first enlighten'd from above
I felt the tokens of His grace.
And triumph'd in my Saviour's love!
Kept by omnipotence Divine,
His heavenly comforts I received,
I saw His glorious presence shine,
I saw His smiling face, and lived.

Led by His light, I dared pursue
My way through hidden snares unknown;
The secret of the Lord I knew,
And dwelt secure with God alone;
I ranged throughout the happy land,
Where streams of milk and honey flow'd:
Rivers of oil at His command
Pour'd from the Rock; and all was God!

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Job 29:2–6: O That I were as in the days.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3134/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Job 29:2–6: O That I were as in the days.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3134/.

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