Religion

Matthew 8:3: Thou wouldst that I should holy be

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Thou wouldst that I should holy be,
Partaker of Thy purity;
O bid this leprosy depart.
Apply Thy blood to cleanse my heart.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 8:3: Thou wouldst that I should holy be.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4064/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 8:3: Thou wouldst that I should holy be.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4064/.

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