Religion

John 11:35: Jesus weeps, our tears to see

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus weeps, our tears to see!
Feels the soft infirmity;
Feels, whene'er a friend we mourn,
From our bleeding bosom torn:
Let Him still in spirit groan,
Make our every grief His own.
Till we all triumphant rise,
Call'd to meet Him in the skies.

Jesus weeps for sinners blind,
Mourns the death of all mankind;
Blesses us with sacred showers.
Sheds His tears to hallow ours;
Weeps to make our case His own,
For our guilty joys to' atone.
Wipes at last the mourner's eyes,
Sorrow's source for ever dries!

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 11:35: Jesus weeps, our tears to see.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5805/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 11:35: Jesus weeps, our tears to see.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5805/.

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