Religion

Ezekiel 16:62, 63: I will establish My covenant with thee, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

t O God most merciful and true.
Thy nature to my soul impart,
Stablish with me the covenant new.
And write perfection on my heart.
Lamentations V. i6 — Ezckiel xviii. 31.
To real holiness restored
O let me gain my Saviour's mind,
And in the knowledge of my Lord
Fulness of life eternal find.

Remember, Lord, my sins no more,
That them I may no more forget.
But sunk in guiltless shame adore,
In speechless wonder at Thy feet:
O'erwhelm'd with Thy stupendous grace
I shall not in Thy presence move,
But breathe unutterable praise,
And rapturous awe, and silent love.

Then every murmuring thought and vain
Expires, in sweet confusion lost,
I cannot of my cross complain,
I cannot of my goodness boast;
Pardon'd for all that I have done
My mouth as in the dust I hide,
And glory give to God alone.
My God for ever pacified.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Ezekiel 16:62, 63: I will establish My covenant with thee, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3689/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Ezekiel 16:62, 63: I will establish My covenant with thee, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3689/.

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