Religion

John 18:12: Then the band and the captain and officers, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Adorable captivity
Which sets a world of prisoners free
From sin and Satan's iron chain!
Our souls Thou offerest to release:
Pardon and liberty and peace
We all may through Thy bonds obtain.

Jesus, Thy dear redeeming grace
By faith we thankfully embrace,
Enjoy our perfect freedom here,
Servants of righteousness we rise.
As sons of God regain the skies,
As heirs at Thy right hand appear.

Happy the highly favour'd man
Who wears Thine honourable chain,
To inward liberty restored!
Jesus, with Thee in spirit join'd,
He triumphs, for Thy cause confined,
The joyful prisoner of the Lord:
Who Thy captivity partake
And calmly suffer for Thy sake,
Our bonds are sanctified by Thine:
And when we have endured with Thee
Thy death of pain and infamy,
We shall in all Thy glories shine.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 18:12: Then the band and the captain and officers, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6024/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 18:12: Then the band and the captain and officers, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6024/.

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