Religion

Matthew 4:19: He saith unto them. Follow Ale, and Twill, isr'c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus, Thy minister ordain,
By first redeeming me from sin,
And give me heavenly skill to gain
Poor souls, and for Thyself to win:
Then shall I seek not theirs, but them,
Shall cast the net on the right side,
And nothing know, desire, esteem,
Or preach, but Jesus crucified.

Made willing by Thy powerful call,
My faith I by obedience show,
For Thy dear sake abandon all,
And cheerful in Thy footsteps go.
The Man of love and sorrow trace,
My calling in Thy sufferings see,
And freely ministering Thy grace
In life and death I follow Thee.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 4:19: He saith unto them. Follow Ale, and Twill, isr'c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3948/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 4:19: He saith unto them. Follow Ale, and Twill, isr'c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3948/.

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