Religion

Acts 26:22: Yet till Thy sovereign grace permit

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Yet till Thy sovereign grace permit
They cannot touch one sacred hair:
And hence, my Lord, I labour yet
Escaped, unhurt, from every snare;
Rescued by military bands
Or whomsoe'er Thy love employs,
I rest in Thy almighty hands,
And underneath Thy wings rejoice.

Thy servant here I still remain,
And testify to great and small
Whate'er Thine oracles contain;
The sum, the end, the truth of all,
Thee, Jesus, Thee I love to show,
Who hast the prophecies fulfill'd;
And in Thy blood we all may know
The promises for ever seal'd.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 26:22: Yet till Thy sovereign grace permit.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6726/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 26:22: Yet till Thy sovereign grace permit.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6726/.

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