Religion

Isaiah 42:4: Discouraged at our wayward ways

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Discouraged at our wayward ways,
We trust Thee, that Thou wilt not fail,
But carry on Thy work of grace.
Till mercy over sin prevail.
And fix on earth Thy righteous throne.
And reign in all our hearts alone.

Jesus, for this we still attend.
Thy kingdom in the isles to prove,
The law of sin and death to end,
We wait for all the power of love.
The law of perfect liberty.
The law of life which is in Thee.

O might it now from Thee proceed,
IVil/i Thee, into the souls of men.
Throughout the world Thy gospel spread,
And let Thy glorious Spirit reign.
On all the ransom'd race bestow'd,
And fill the universe with God.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah 42:4: Discouraged at our wayward ways.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3470/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Isaiah 42:4: Discouraged at our wayward ways.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3470/.

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