Religion

Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 12

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745) · Osborn ed., vol. 3 (1869)

Religion

Jesu, suffering Deity,
Can we help remembering Thee?
Thee, whose blood for us did flow,
Thee, who diedst to save Thy foe?

Thee, Redeemer of mankind,
Gladly now we call to mind,
Thankfully Thy grace approve,
Take the tokens of Thy love.

This for Thy dear sake we do,
Here Thy bloody passion show,
Till Thou dost to judgment come,
Till Thy arms receive us home.

Then we walk in means no more;
There their sacred use is o'er,
There we see Thee face to face,
Saved eternally by grace.

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Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 12.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/427/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 12.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/427/.

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