Religion
Luke 1:41: Oft a seasonable word
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
Oft a seasonable word
From a messenger of Thine
Spoken in Thy Spirit, TvOrd,
Clothed with secret power Divine,
Gracious life and light imparts,
Fills with God our faithful hearts.
The Babe unseen His power displays.
And works upon a babe unseen,
To show the mystery of grace,
When speaking by the tongue of men,
Jesus is pleased to minister
His life through the believing ear.
Jesus who in His church below
Invisibly vouchsafes to dwell
Doth daily thus His power bestow,
His energy in souls reveal;
The word they still by faith receive
And quicken'd through His Spirit live.
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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 1:41: Oft a seasonable word.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4999/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 1:41: Oft a seasonable word.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4999/.
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