Religion

Psalm: Thou art a place to hide me in

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus, the sinner's hiding place.
My sanctuary Thou art.
Preserve me in Thy love's embrace
From my own evil heart;
Open Thine heart to take me in
Beyond the tempter's power.
And hide, where my besetting sin
May never find me more.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm: Thou art a place to hide me in.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3184/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm: Thou art a place to hide me in.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3184/.

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