Religion

Matthew 11:5: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus on us in this our day
Thyself the true Messiah prove.
Open our eyes to see the way
That leads us to the realms above,
Strengthen our souls to walk therein.
With even pace to persevere.
Till cleansed from nature's leprous sin,
We hear Thy voice, Be perfect here.

To all that life of righteousness
Dead sinners by Thy breath restore,
And still our poverty increase,
And still enrich the humble poor:
The gospel which Thou, Saviour, art,
The fulness of Thy grace unknown
Preach every moment to my heart,
Emptied and fill'd by Thee alone.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 11:5: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4160/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 11:5: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4160/.

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