Religion

John 17:24: Lord, Thy testamental will

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Lord, Thy testamental will
Is ratified by God,
Seal'd by Thy own Spirit's seal,
And written in Thy blood:
Trusting, sharing in Tin death,
To us Thy life shall all be given,
Is to whom Thou dost bequeath
The' inheritance of heaven.

As His only Son and Heir
Thou challengest Thine own,
Askest that Thy church may share
Thine everlasting throne;
Praying in Thy proper right,
Thou dost for us demand the grace,
The beatifying sight
Of Thy own glorious face.

Head and members, Christ entire
We must together be,
In the bosom of Thy Sire,
And glorified with Thee:
Thee before the world began,
And us He did as Thine approve,
Chosen in the Son of Man
By His eternal love.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 17:24: Lord, Thy testamental will.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6007/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 17:24: Lord, Thy testamental will.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6007/.

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