Religion

John 14: Jesus to Thy Father gone

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Jesus to Thy Father gone,
Thou hast Thy suit obtain'd,
Sent the' almighty Spirit down,
And power for man ordain'd;
Ampler power Thy servants show'd
Than that Thou didst Thyself display,
Thee declared the' eternal God,
And taught the world to' obey.

Thou didst by Thy garment's hem
The body's plague expel,
The believer in Thy name
Could by His shadow heal;
In Thy name the twelve went forth,
To work the works by Thee design'd,
Spake with tongues, proclaim'd Thy worth,
And conquer'd all mankind.

Still Thou dost Thine arm reveal,
Thy power and goodness spread,
Sinsick souls the faithful heal,
And daily raise the dead:
Still in every age and place
The men whom Thou art pleased to send
Work the greater works of grace,
And work till time shall end.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 14: Jesus to Thy Father gone.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5904/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 14: Jesus to Thy Father gone.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5904/.

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