Religion

Zechariah 3:4: Jesus, Angel of the Lord

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus, Angel of the Lord,
I stand before Thy face.
Foul, and by myself abhorr'd,
I humbly sue for grace;
Take these filthy rags away.
My guilt, and inbred sin remove.
In Thy righteousness array.
And crown me-with Thy love.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Zechariah 3:4: Jesus, Angel of the Lord.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3844/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Zechariah 3:4: Jesus, Angel of the Lord.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3844/.

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