Religion
Luke 4:18, 19: Prophet, Priest, and King, on me
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
Prophet, Priest, and King, on me
Thy threefold office show;
By Thine unction set me free,
And let the captive go:
Me a captive poor and blind
Whom Satan from my Lord detains,
In a dungeon dark confined.
And bruised with iron chains.
Preach forgiveness to the poor,
And sin shall all depart,
By Thy balm my sickness cure,
Bind up my broken heart;
By Thy salve of gospel grace
Mine eyes anoint, my sight restore,
Hold me fast in Thine embrace,
And I shall sin no more.
Preach the acceptable year
Of liberty from sin,
Breathe the promised Comforter,
The Pledge of heaven within:
When Thou dost Thy Spirit give,
My year of jubilee is come,
Then my birthright I retrieve,
And pass triumphant home.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Luke 4:18, 19: Prophet, Priest, and King, on me.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5063/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 4:18, 19: Prophet, Priest, and King, on me.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5063/.
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