Religion

John 21:25: If all were left upon record

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

If all were left upon record
Which Jesus spoke and did for man,
His every gracious work and word
Not all earth's volumes would contain;
Nor could our narrow hearts receive
His mercies inexhaustible,
Nor could the faithless world believe
That Jesus loved their souls so well.

Impossible for man to read
The whole of Jesus' history;
And more than this we cannot need
Who know that Thou O Christ, art Ilr!
The Way, the Truth, the Life Thou art;
And when I live, of Thee possess'd,
Thy Spirit in my loving heart
Supplies and teaches all the rest.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 21:25: If all were left upon record.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6144/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 21:25: If all were left upon record.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6144/.

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