Religion

Deuteronomy Xxxiii. 26, &C

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

None is like Jeshurutfs God,
So great, so strong, so high;
Lo! He spreads His wings abroad.
He rides upon the sky:
Israel, His first-born son,
God, the' eternal God, is thine;
See Him in thy help come down,
The Excellence Divine.

Thee the great Jehovah deigns
To succour and defend;
Thee the' eternal God sustains,
Thy Maker and thy Friend:
Sinner, what hast thou to dread?
Safe from all impending harms,
God hath underneath thee spread4'
His everlasting arms.

God is thine; disdain to fear
The enemy within:
God shall in thy flesh appear,
And make an end of sin:
God the man of sin shall slay,
Fill thee with triumphant joy;
God shall thrust him out, and say,
"Destroy them all, destroy!"

All the struggle then is o'er,
And wars and fightings cease;
Israel then shall sin no more,
But dwell in perfect peace:
All his enemies are gone;
Sin shall have in him no part;
Israel now shall dwell alone,
With Jesus in his heart.

In a land of corn and wine
His lot shall be below;
Comforts there and blessings join,
And milk and honey flow:
Jacob's well is in his soul;
Gracious dew his heavens distil.
Fill his spirit already full,
And shall for ever fill.

Blest, O Israel, art thou;
What people is like thee?
Saved from sin by Jesus now
Thou art, and still shall be:
Jesus is thy seven-fold shield,
Jesus is thy flaming sword;
Earth, and hell, and sin shall yield
To God's almighty word.

God's almighty word shall stand;
Thine enemies shall fall,
Fade away at His command,
And sink and perish all:
Liars shall they all be found,
All who cried, " It cannot be
Sin should ever quit its ground,
And have no place in thee."

Christ shall make thee free indeed
When He appears within;
Thou on self and pride shalt tread.
On all the strength of sin;
Thou shalt more than conquer it:
Thou shalt see it all depart,
See it dead beneath thy feet.
No longer in thy heart.

God, the gracious God and true,
Hath spoke the faithful word:
He the mighty work shall do;
Our trust is in the Lord;
He the mountain shall remove,
He the sinner shall restore,
He shall perfect me in love.
And I shall sin no more.

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

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Deuteronomy Xxxiii. 26, &C.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/316/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Deuteronomy Xxxiii. 26, &C.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/316/.

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