Religion

Matthew 8:3: Immediately his leprosy was cleansed

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Mv painful sin and misery
In humble prayer I own to Thee,
Who know'st what I endure.
Who bidd'st me now believe Thy word,
And wait the coming of my Lord
My leprous soul to cure.

With shame and sorrow I confess
The depth of my unworthiness;
Yet O, Thyself reveal,
By one kind word of pardoning love
My impotence to good remove,
My bent to evil heal.

According to my faith bestow'd
By Thee, the true eternal God,
It shall to me be done;
I shall the healthful mind receive.
Restored to perfect soundness live
And serve my Lord alone.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 8:3: Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4066/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 8:3: Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4066/.

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