Religion

Malachi 3:3: Father, make good Thy word of grace

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Father, make good Thy word of grace,
And purify the priestly race
Who minister in things divine,
Out of their hearts the dross remove,
Their worldly care, and worldly love
As silver and as gold refine.

So shall their pure oblations please.
While clothed with Jesu's righteousness
They bring their offering to the throne,
Present the virgin pure and clean,
The church redeem'd from inbred sin,
The spotless consort of Thy Son.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Malachi 3:3: Father, make good Thy word of grace.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3895/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Malachi 3:3: Father, make good Thy word of grace.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3895/.

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