Religion

Luke 22:42: Father, if Thou willing be

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Father, if Thou willing be,
Succour and deliverance send,
Take this bitter cup from me.
Bid this sore temptation end:
In His name and words I pray,
Whom Thou never canst deny;
Take this bitter cup away.
Seal my peace, and let me die.

But if Thou appoint me still
Dark and tempted to remain.
Father, I accept Thy will,
All the grief and all the pain:
Wretched I submit to live.
Till my latest death is pass'd.
Only then my soul receive,
Saved for Jesus' sake at last.

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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 22:42: Father, if Thou willing be.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5386/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 22:42: Father, if Thou willing be.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5386/.

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