Religion

Isaiah: Jesus, we on Thy word rely

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus, we on Thy word rely,
And wait the universal shower;
Pour out Thy Spirit from on high,
In all His gifts and graces pour,
And 'stablish every heart with grace,
With true indwelling righteousness.

Let judgment in the desert stay,
And goodness in the fruitful field.
Goodness which none can take away,
While conscious of our pardon seal'd,
We find the' unutterable rest,
And heaven is open'd in our breast.

Effect of righteousness Divine
Implanted in the soul renew'd.
The calm serenity be mine,
The humble confidence in God,
(Which neither life nor death can move,)
The fulness of eternal love.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah: Jesus, we on Thy word rely.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3449/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah: Jesus, we on Thy word rely.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3449/.

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