Religion

Matthew 3:14: Yes, the purest saint below

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Yes, the purest saint below
Needs to be baptized of Thee,
Needs Thy farther grace to know.
Needs Thy perfect purity:
A'Vash'd, we must be wash'd again.
Still perceive the blood applied,
Daily by Thy cross remain.
Dwell securely in Thy side.

Foulest of the sinful race
Unto Thee my wants I tell,
My continual want of grace,
Lord, I every moment feel:
Me into Thy death baptize.
Plunge, re-plunge me in Thy blood,
Till out of the grave I rise.
Rise with Thee, and reign with God.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 3:14: Yes, the purest saint below.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3931/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 3:14: Yes, the purest saint below.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3931/.

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