Religion

John 14:9: Have I been so long time with yon, and yet, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)

Religion

Me, me, Thou justly may'st upbraid:
Even from my earliest infancy
Thou hast with Thy frail creature stay'd,
Yet still, O Lord, I know not Thee;
My Saviour unreveal'd Thou art,
Unfelt this moment in my heart.

With me, I find, Thou still dost dwell,
For unconsumed on earth I live,
I am not with the fiends in hell,
But wait Thy Spirit to receive,
Who makes Thy heavenly Father known,
And shows that God and Thou art One.

O wouldst Thou now Thy Spirit breathe,
And bid my unbelief depart,
The peace Thou didst to me bequeath,
The pardon speak into my heart,
And let me now my Father see,
The Image of my God in Thee.

Sufficient is that sight alone
To answer all my wishes here;

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 14:9: Have I been so long time with yon, and yet, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5900/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 14:9: Have I been so long time with yon, and yet, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5900/.

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