Religion

Micah 4:8: Jesus, the church is our strong-hold

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus, the church is our strong-hold,
The tower which Thou hast made Thy fold,
And lo, Thy promise we embrace,
Expect the image of our Lord,
Thy kingdom to our souls restored
In all the majesty of grace:

The wide, original domain
By Adam forfeited, again
Shall to Thy spotless church be given;
And we whom Thou dost call Thine own,
Shall take our seats around Thy throne.
Lords of the new-made earth and heaven.
Jesus, Lord, assume Thy right,
And Israers Ruler be,
God of God, and Light of Light,
From all eternity.
By Thy matchless power subdued,
Let all Thy glorious Godhead owti,
Stablish on our earth renew'd
Thine everlasting throne,

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Micah 4:8: Jesus, the church is our strong-hold.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3800/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Micah 4:8: Jesus, the church is our strong-hold.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3800/.

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