Religion

Psalm: Great Author of all my desires

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Great Author of all my desires.
The thing that I covet Thou art;
My vehement spirit aspires
To find Thee reveal'd in my heart.
Thy nature I long to partake,
Thine image on earth to retrieve;
Then, then, for my Advocate's sake,
My soul to Thy bosom receive.

My God if in Jesus Thou art
The giver of comfort and rest,
Thyself to my spirit impart,
Thy kingdom erect in my breast.
And while my accomplish'd desire
In Jesus's presence I see.
No good upon earth I require,
No heaven in heaven, but Thee.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm: Great Author of all my desires.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3224/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Psalm: Great Author of all my desires.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3224/.

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