Religion
Acts 7:11: Now there came a dearth over all the land
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Where the true Joseph is not seen
To show His providential care,
Pining distress and famine lean
And want of every good is there;
For Jesus is the real Bread
Who gives Himself our souls to feed.
Saviour, Thou know'st the things of earth
For hungry souls cannot suffice:
Remove this universal dearth,
Thyself descending from the skies;
Thyself revive our famish'd race,
And fill the world with pardoning grace.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Acts 7:11: Now there came a dearth over all the land.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6274/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Acts 7:11: Now there came a dearth over all the land.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6274/.
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