Religion

Luke 20:42, 43: The Lord unto my Lord hath said

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The Lord unto my Lord hath said.
The Father to His risen Son,
Sit Thou with all My power array'd.
The Partner of My heavenly throne;
At My right hand exalted sit,
Till all who Thy command withstood
Are subjected beneath Thy feet,
Cast down and vanquish'd by Thy blood.

J esus, eternally the same,
Enthroned in glorious rest above,
We call on Thine almighty name,
We trust in Thine all-conquering love:
Thy church's foes Thou know'st are Thine,
The foes of our salvation see.
Take to Thyself Thy strength Divine,
And fight against them all in me.

Thou hast o'ercome the world and sin.
The work of ancient days repeat,
For usj for us the battle win.
And make Thy victory complete;
Whoe'er oppose Thy righteous reign,
We long to see them all subdued.
And every rebel soul of man
Prostrate before their dying God.

Avenge us, Saviour, of our foe,
Whose malice doth Thy saints accuse.
The seat of Antichrist o'erthrow.
Under our feet the tempter bruise;
Him and his works at once destroy,
The fulness of Thy Spirit give.
And crown us with triumphant joy.
And to Thy heavenly throne receive.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 20:42, 43: The Lord unto my Lord hath said.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5350/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 20:42, 43: The Lord unto my Lord hath said.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5350/.

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