Religion

John 19:42: There laid they Jesus

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Here lies of life the' immortal Prince
Under arrest for all our sins!
Our Surety hath procured our peace,
Discharged we are by His release;
The sun is vanish'd from our sight:
But Conqueror of the shades of night
He rises brighter than before,
He rises soon to set no more.

Prisoner of death, and silent here
He lies, till the third morn appear;
And then returns to life again,
And death is by his Captive slain;
The grave is now for us o'ercome,
Our bodies ransom'd from the tomb
After our Head triumphant rise,
And wear His glories in the skies.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 19:42: There laid they Jesus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6078/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 19:42: There laid they Jesus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6078/.

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