Religion
John 21:16: Thou know'st, that now I love Thee not
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Thou know'st, that now I love Thee not:
Thou know'st that Thee I long to love
And Thou for me the power hast bought.
And wilt the cursed thing remove,
The sin with which I would not part,
Which keeps Thy love out of my heart.
Thy zeal to save my ransom'd soul
This thing impossible shall do,
And all my love of sin control,
Till love Divine my heart renew,
And force my joyful lips to own
I love Thee, Lord, and Thee alone!
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “John 21:16: Thou know'st, that now I love Thee not.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6130/.
Chicago
Wesley, Charles. “John 21:16: Thou know'st, that now I love Thee not.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6130/.
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