Religion

Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 121

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745) · Osborn ed., vol. 3 (1869)

Religion

Father, behold Thy favourite Son,
The glorious Partner of Thy throne,
For ever placed at Thy right hand;
O look on Thy Messiah's face,
And seal the covenant of Thy grace
To us who in Thy Jesus stand.
To us Thou hast redemption sent;
And we again to Thee present
The blood that speaks our sins forgiven,
That sprinkles all the nations round:
And now Thou hear'st the solemn sound
Loud echoing through the courts of heaven.

The cross on Calvary He bore,
He suffer'd once to die no more,
But left a sacred pledge behind:
See here! — It on Thy altar lies,
Memorial of the sacrifice
He offer'd once for all mankind.
Father, the grand oblation see,
The death as present now with Thee
As when He gasp'd on earth — Forgive /
Answer, and show the curse removed,
Accept us in the Well-beloved,
And bid Thy world of rebels live.

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Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 121.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/536/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 121.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/536/.

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