History & Politics

Hymns for the Public Thanksgiving-Day, 5

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns for the Public Thanksgiving-Day (1746) · Osborn ed., vol. 4 (1869)

History & Politics

What recompence, or meet reward
Shall sinners render to the Lord
For all His saving grace?
We only can with thanks receive
The utmost grace He deigns to give,
And sing the Giver's praise.

Saved from the Romish fowler's snare,
Our Saviour's glory to declare
We joyfully agree:
Jesus, we now Thy praise proclaim,
And rescued by Thy conquering name,
Give back our lives to Thee.

Thou hast Thy praying remnant heard,
Thou hast our sinful Sodom spared
For the ten righteous' sake:
Thou between God and us hast stood,
And pleaded Thine atoning blood,
And turn'd the waster back.

Pluck'd as a brand out of the fire,
Let us to greater things aspire,
And mightier wonders see,
Deliverance from death, hell, and sin,
From all these rebel foes within,
And more than victory.

Jesu, convert and stir us up
With transport to receive the cup
Of full salvation here:
And let us then by love restored
Behold Thee, our triumphant Lord,
With all Thy saints appear!

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Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns for the Public Thanksgiving-Day, 5.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/682/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns for the Public Thanksgiving-Day, 5.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/682/.

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