Religion

Matthew 7:11: Father, I ask in Jesu's name

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Father, I ask in Jesu's name.
My hungry spirit feed,
With humble confidence I claim
The true immortal Bread:
As by His promise bound Thou art,
Thy Son bestow on me.
And fill with Christ my longing heart,
With all that is in Thee.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 7:11: Father, I ask in Jesu's name.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4050/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 7:11: Father, I ask in Jesu's name.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4050/.

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