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Psalm 73: Thou art the thing, the' eternal Word
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Thou art the thing, the' eternal Word
For which my spirit sighs!
Not all Thy gifts and graces, Lord,
Can without Thee suffice:
My perfect holiness Thou art,
My full felicity:
Enter, and fill my hungry heart
Which wants no heaven but Thee.
The presence of my Saviour
Doth every good contain;
And in Thy heart-felt favour
Eternal life I gain..'
If Thou to me art given,
The true felicity,
The joy of earth and heaven
I find comprised in Thee.
No more can I require.
Of God in Christ possess'd;
Thou art my whole desire,
And in Thy love I rest.
Bless'd with Thy love's fruition,
I taste the' ecstatic grace;
And now enjoy the vision
Of God in Jesu's face.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Psalm 73: Thou art the thing, the' eternal Word.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3230/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Psalm 73: Thou art the thing, the' eternal Word.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3230/.
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