Religion

Psalm: In unbelief confined

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

In unbelief confined.
Fast bound with nature's chain,
I cannot feel the Saviour kind.
Or love my God again;
Jesus, my spirit groans
From prison to get free,
Its vile ingratitude bemoans.
Its ignorance of Thee.

Into my dungeon's gloom
Emit one pitying ray,

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Wesley, Charles. “Psalm: In unbelief confined.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3297/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Psalm: In unbelief confined.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3297/.

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