Religion

Amos 9:11, 12: Jesus, as in the ancient days

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus, as in the ancient days.
Return, Thy ruinous house to raise,
Its breaches close, its walls repair:
The men into Thy church receive,
The Christians, who as heathens live,
Dishonouring the great name they bear.

Thou who hast purchased them of old.
Take all the world into Thy fold,
And in one pure religion join,
That every soul its Lord may bless,
And every tongue with joy confess
The saving work of grace Divine.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Amos 9:11, 12: Jesus, as in the ancient days.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3781/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Amos 9:11, 12: Jesus, as in the ancient days.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3781/.

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