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John 21:5: Jesus the poor with pity sees
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Jesus the poor with pity sees,
He looks into our cottages,
Inquires with condescension sweet
My children, have ye aught to eat?
He bids us our requests make known,
Our burdens cast on Him alone,
Prevents the hungry beggar's prayer,
And feeds us with a father's care.
He knows our depth of poverty,
But wills that we ourselves should see,
Should humbly at His feet confess
Our utter want of every grace:
Saviour, we nothing have to eat;
Thou living Bread, Thou heavenly Ah at.
Indulge us with a fresh supply,
Or wanting Thee, we faint and die.
2315. Cast the net on the right side...and ye shall find. — x x
Providence extends its care
To things minutely small,
Things the most contingent arc
By wisdom order'd all:
Happy they who know His mind,
Obedient to His leading grace,
God in every action find,
And own in all their ways.
By Thy word and Spirit Led
And providential will
Sure to prosper in our deed,
Our net at last we fill:
Fruitless pains and labours cross'd
Must finally successful be;
Nothing, Lord, was- ever lost
By faithfulness to Thee.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 21:5: Jesus the poor with pity sees.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6114/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 21:5: Jesus the poor with pity sees.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6114/.
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