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Matthew 8:17: The truth of each prophetic word
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
The truth of each prophetic word
Fulfill'd in Christ we see;
Our sins from us to Him transferr'd
He carried on the tree:
Charged with the universal load
In that vindictive day,
The' atoning Lamb, the dying God
Bore all our sins away.
Jesus, the soul's and body's ills
Thou only canst remove,
Thy blood the wounded conscience heals,
Applied by sovereign love:
O might Thy wounds the balm impart
For which alone I sigh!
Heal the diseases of my heart,
And let my body die.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 8:17: The truth of each prophetic word.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4079/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 8:17: The truth of each prophetic word.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4079/.
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