Religion

Luke 9:32: When shall the happy moment come

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

When shall the happy moment come,
AVhich calls our dust out of the tomb
To see Thy glories shine?
Which doth our slumbering eyes unseal,
And all the mysteries reveal,
And all the truths Divine.

The world, and all we valued here
Shall then an empty dream appear,
And vanish from our view.
While Thee triumphant on Thy throne,
We see surrounded with Thine own
Creating all things new.

The fulness of the Deity
Even I shall then adore in Thee,
And on Thy beauties gaze,
Enjoy the pure eternal light.
And fall transported at the sight
In ecstasy of praise.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 9:32: When shall the happy moment come.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5171/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 9:32: When shall the happy moment come.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5171/.

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