Religion

John 7:34: Those who will not seek Him now

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Those who will not seek Him now,
While life and strength remain,
When their dying heads they bow,
Would seek their Lord in vain:
Casting now His words behind,
Seized by the hellish messenger
Nothing they in death shall find
But darkness and despair.

Jesus, Lord, to Thee I give
The glory, power, and i)raise;
Thou hast help'd me to believe.
And half unveil'd Thy face:
O stir up my faithful heart
To seek and still pursue the prize.
Till arriving where Thou art
I grasp Thee in the skies.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 7:34: Those who will not seek Him now.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5646/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 7:34: Those who will not seek Him now.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5646/.

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