Religion

Luke 5:28: He left all, rose up, and followed Him

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)

Religion

Hadst Thou not cast a gracious look
On human misery,
The world I never had forsook,
Or rose to follow Thee;
But now convicted by Thine eye,
Mine evil I eschew.
My sin and its occasions fly,
And all Thy steps pursue.

My business, Lord, my only care
Poor souls for Thee to win;
For Thee the banquet I prepare,
xA.nd call my brethren in;
My guilty comrades I invite.
With Thee to feast and live,
And well I know, Thy whole delight
Is, sinners to receive.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 5:28: He left all, rose up, and followed Him.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5092/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 5:28: He left all, rose up, and followed Him.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5092/.

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