Religion

Luke 22:16: The fellowship below

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The fellowship below
Prepares for that above.
Where Christ His face shall show,
And feed us with His love.
His glory shall be soon rcvcal'd,
And then the mystery is fulfill'd.

Imperfectly we have
Communion with our Lord,
Till ransom'd from the grave
We gain His full reward,
In Jesu's blissful presence given,
That eucharistic feast of heaven I

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 22:16: The fellowship below.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5368/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 22:16: The fellowship below.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5368/.

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