Religion
Job 29:25: Thou Man of affliction and love
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Thou Man of affliction and love,
All power and dominion is Thine:
Thy throne is establish'd above,
Thy throne upon earth is Divine:
Thy word with authority give,
Prescribe to Thy people their way:
Thy law we attend to receive,
And cheerfully bow to Thy sway.
Thy sway among men to maintain,
Compassion and righteousness meet;
Thy reign is a peaceable reign.
Thy seat is a merciful seat!
Great King in an army of saints.
The Friend of affliction Thou art,
The life of a sinner that faints.
The joy of my comforted heart.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Job 29:25: Thou Man of affliction and love.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3135/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Job 29:25: Thou Man of affliction and love.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3135/.
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