Religion

Matthew 8:2: Jesus, I come to Thee

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus, I come to Thee
In humble faith and prayer,
My loathsome leprosy
With conscious shame declare,
I own the greatness of my fall.
And at Thy feet for mercy call.

Thy grace invisible,
(If Thou Thy grace exert,)
Can all my sickness heal,
My sinfulness convert;
Thy power can make itself obey'd,
And save the soul Thy hands have made,

But shall I doubt Thy will,
Acknowledging Thy power?
Thou art a Saviour still.
Whom prostrate I adore,
Till by Thine healing touch I prove
My Saviour is almighty love.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 8:2: Jesus, I come to Thee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4061/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 8:2: Jesus, I come to Thee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4061/.

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