Religion
Isaiah 41:18, 19: Rivers of pure delight shall rise
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Rivers of pure delight shall rise.
And o'er the barren mountains flow.
Fountains and streams of paradise
Refresh the weary vale below:
Water'd by Me the desert-soul
The garden of the Lord shall prove,
Replenish'd as a wide-spread pool,
Or spring of everlasting love.
There in the smilincr wilderness
My fertilizing Spirit shall dwell,
And plant the fair Elysian trees
Whose leaves the sickly nations heal:
The trees of righteousness shall grow,
And flourish to their Planter's praise.
And all the heavenly virtues show,
And all the fruits of ripest grace.
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Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah 41:18, 19: Rivers of pure delight shall rise.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3466/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah 41:18, 19: Rivers of pure delight shall rise.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3466/.
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