Religion

Matthew 4:23: Jesus, Thee Thy works proclaim

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus, Thee Thy works proclaim
Omnipotently good
Moses Thy forerunner came,
And mighty works he show'd:
Minister of wrath Divine,
His wonders plagued the sinful race:
Works of purest love are Thine,
And miracles of grace.

All Thy cures are mysteries,
And prove Thy power to heal
Every sickness and disease
Which now our spirits feel:
Good Physician of mankind,
Thou wilt repeat Thy sovereign word,
Chase the evils of our mind,
And speak our souls restored.

Who of other help despair,
And would Thy word receive,
Us Thou makest Thy tenderest care.
And kindly dost relieve:
Every soul-infirmity.
And plague of heart. Thou dost remove;
Heal'st whoe'er apply to Thee,
With balm of bleeding love.

Still Thou go'st about to teach,
And desperate souls to cure;
Still Thou dost the kingdom preach
Which always shall endure;
Publishest the power of grace,
W'hich pardon and perfection brings,
Saves our fallen dying race.
And lifts us into kings.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 4:23: Jesus, Thee Thy works proclaim.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3953/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 4:23: Jesus, Thee Thy works proclaim.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3953/.

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