Religion
John 15:5: Sin, unimproved by grace
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Sin, unimproved by grace,
I never can confess;
Till Thou repentance give,
Sin I can never leave:
Till Thou the contrite wish inspire.
I never can Thyself desire.
Thee, Lord, and Thee alone
Author of faith I own;
Thee, Saviour, I confess
Giver of holiness,
Who only dost on man confer
Our souls' eternal Comforter.
While sever'd from the Root
I cannot bring forth fruit:
But to my Saviour join'd,
The same in heart and mind,
I wait in impotence to prove
The whole omnipotence of love.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 15:5: Sin, unimproved by grace.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5926/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 15:5: Sin, unimproved by grace.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5926/.
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