Religion

Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 132

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Let heaven and earth proclaim
Our common Saviour's name,
Offer'd by Himself to God
In His temple here beneath,
Him who shed for all His blood,
Him for all who tasted death.

By faith even now we see
The suffering Deity,
At the head of whole mankind;
Lo! He comes for all to die,
Not a soul is left behind
Whom He did not love and buy.

First-born of many sons,
His blood for us atones,
Saves us from the mortal pain
If we by His cross abide,
If we in the house remain
Where our Elder Brother died.

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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, 132.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/549/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 132.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/549/.

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