Religion
Mark 3:5: Who follow Christ in good delight
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Who follow Christ in good delight:
The soul they in His name invite,
Sinner, thy hand extend,
In alms and prayer thy faith to show,
Extend thy hand to grasp a foe,
And turn him to a friend.
But Thou, my Saviour, must confer
The energy of faith and prayer,
The life of charity,
Whoe'er exerts his wither'd hand.
Transmitted through Thy sole command
The virtue comes from Thee.
Thy hand, O Lord, o'er us extend,
To bless and strengthen and defend.
To heal and sanctify.
To fit for every righteous deed.
To mould after Thy will, and lead
And lift us to the sky.
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Wesley, Charles. “Mark 3:5: Who follow Christ in good delight.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4678/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Mark 3:5: Who follow Christ in good delight.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4678/.
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