Religion

1 Corinthians 12:31: I want that better than the best

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 13 (1872)

Religion

I want that better than the best:
Ah, bring me, Saviour, from above
A gift surpassing all the rest,
Thy precious self, Thy perfect love.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “1 Corinthians 12:31: I want that better than the best.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6839/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “1 Corinthians 12:31: I want that better than the best.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6839/.

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