Religion

John 6:65: Faith is not on all bestow'd

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Faith is not on all bestow'd:
Thou who hast the grace received
Fear to lose the gift of God;
Thou who never hast believed
Hope that precious gift to' obtain.
Bought by Jesus on the tree,
Bought for every child of man,
Freely ofifer'd now to thee.

Drawn by efficacious grace
Toward thine unknown Saviour move.
Taught of God to seek His face,
Wait for His redeeming love:
When Thou dost the Son receive
Made by His great Father known,
Saved by sovereign mercy, give
All the praise to God alone.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 6:65: Faith is not on all bestow'd.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5616/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 6:65: Faith is not on all bestow'd.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5616/.

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