Religion

Jeremiah: Come, let us use the grace Divine

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)

Religion

Come, let us use the grace Divine,
And all with one accord
In a perpetual covenant join
Ourselves to Christ our Lord,
Give ourselves up through Jesu's power
His name to glorify,
And promise in this sacred hour
For God to live, and die.

The covenant we this moment make
Be ever kept in mind!
We will no more our God forsake,
Or cast His words behind;
We never will throw off His fear,
Who hears our solemn vow:
And if Thou art well-pleased to hear.
Come down, and meet us now!

Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Let all our hearts receive,
Present with Thy celestial host
The peaceful answer give;
To each the covenant-blood apply
Which takes our sins away.
And register our names on high,
And keep us to that day!

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Jeremiah: Come, let us use the grace Divine.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3673/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Jeremiah: Come, let us use the grace Divine.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3673/.

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