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John 17:23: Jesus, with Thy Father come
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Jesus, with Thy Father come,
And bring our inward Guide,
Make our hearts Thy humble home,
And in Thine house abide,
Show us with Thy presence fill'd,
Fill'd with glory from Thy throne,
Wholly sanctified, and seal'd,
And perfected in one.
Thus Thy Father's kind intent
Let the whole world perceive,
Know He from His bosom sent
His Son, that all may live;
Sent Thee every soul to bless,
That in Thy loving Spirit join'd
All may with one mouth confess
The Saviour of mankind.
By the miracle of grace
Bring every outcast in,
Show to all our ransom'd race
The power that saves from sin;
All our ransom'd race convert,
That every child of man may prove
Thee residing in his heart,
And know that God is love.
God in Christ is love to me,
He loves me for Thy sake,
Loves us all as part of Thee
Who didst our nature take:
Wills our God that all should live,
I'h rough faith in Thee His favourite Son,
Should Thy proffer'd joy receive,
And triumph on Thy throne.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 17:23: Jesus, with Thy Father come.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6006/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 17:23: Jesus, with Thy Father come.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6006/.
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