Religion

John 1:12: Thee, Jesus, full of truth and grace

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Thee, Jesus, full of truth and grace.
My God, my Saviour, I embrace.
To all Thy creatures given;
My Prophet, Priest, and King receive.
And in Thine only name believe
For pardon, grace, and heaven.

Sole self-existing God, I own
The merit of Thy death alone
Hath ransom'd all mankind.
And every dying slave in Thee
With peace and perfect liberty
May life eternal find.

I use the power by Thee bestow'd,
To' accept Thee as my Lord my God,
The privilege Divine
Assured Thou wilt on me bestow,
That born of God my soul may know
AVhate'er Thou art is mine.

Not differing from a servant now,
I wait in humble faith, till Thou
Art in my heart reveal'd:
Then shall I Abba Father cry.
An heir of all in earth and sky,
An heir of glory seal'd.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 1:12: Thee, Jesus, full of truth and grace.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5454/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 1:12: Thee, Jesus, full of truth and grace.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5454/.

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