Religion

John 3:34: The words Thou dost from God declare

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The words Thou dost from God declare
Pure life, and quickening Spirit are,
Their own divinity they prove,
The' eternal Truth, and Power, and Love:
Our penetrated hearts agree
Never was man that spake like Thee,
God over all the Speaker own,
And seat Thee on Thy favourite throne.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 3:34: The words Thou dost from God declare.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5514/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 3:34: The words Thou dost from God declare.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5514/.

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