Religion

Thyself our utmost price hast paid

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Thyself our utmost price hast paid;
Thou hast for all atonement made,
For all the sins of all mankind:
God doth in Thee redemption give:
But how shall we the grace receive?
But how shall we the blessing find?
We only can accept the grace,
And humbly our Redeemer praise,
Who bought the glorious liberty;
The life Thou didst for all procure
We make, by our believing, sure
To us who live and die to Thee.

While faith the' atoning blood applies,
Ourselves a living sacrifice
We freely offer up to God;
And none but those His glory share,
Who crucified with Jesus are,
And follow where their Saviour trod.
Saviour, to Thee our lives we give,
Our meanest sacrifice receive,
And ta Thine own oblation join,
Our suffering and triumphant Head,
Through all Thy states Thy members lead,
And seat us on the throne Divine.

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

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Thyself our utmost price hast paid.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/544/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Thyself our utmost price hast paid.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/544/.

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