Religion

Psalm: Art Thou not at leisure now

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Art Thou not at leisure now.
My sin-sick soul to heal?
Jesus, at Thy feet I bow,
Till I Thy virtue feel:
God a time I dare not set,
Or teach Thee when Thou must relieve
Only see me at Thy feet,
And as Thou wilt, forgive.
Still I for Thy coming stay.
My spirit to restore;
Take this evil heart away.

By love's abiding power:
When Thou wilt Thyself reveal,
And make my full salvation sure,
In mine inmost essence dwell,
My soul's eternal cure.
Now through faith divinely strong,
Who in Thy strength confide.
Though Thou seem to tarry long,
Thy leisure I abide.
Thee I still expect to cheer,
Stablish, and fill my heart with grace.
Then, almighty Finisher,
I see Thee face to face.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm: Art Thou not at leisure now.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3179/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm: Art Thou not at leisure now.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3179/.

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