Religion

Proverbs 4:23: Keep thy heart with all diligence

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Shall I in Thy care confide
As superseding mine;
Or, if watchful I abide.
Assume the praise Divine?
No; if now I use Thy grace.
The power of using is from Thee,
Thou dost work (I still confess)
To will, and do in me.

Grace vouchsafed for Jesu's sake,
O God, I now receive,
Power continually to wake.
And soberly to live:
Thus I keep with utmost care
The heart I every day resign.
Every hour, by faith and prayer
Into the hands Divine.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Proverbs 4:23: Keep thy heart with all diligence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3317/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Proverbs 4:23: Keep thy heart with all diligence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3317/.

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