Religion
Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 55
From Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745) · Osborn ed., vol. 3 (1869)
Tis not a dead external sign
Which here my hopes require,
The living power of love Divine
In Jesus I desire.
I want the dear Redeemer's grace,
I seek the Crucified,
The Man that suffer'd in my place,
The God that groan'd and died.
Swift, as their rising Lord to find
The two disciples ran,
I seek the Saviour of mankind,
Nor shall I seek in vain.
Come, all who long His face to see
That did our burden bear,
Hasten to Calvary with me,
And we shall find Him there.
Codex Note
Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers
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Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 55.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/471/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 55.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/471/.
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