Religion
1 Timothy 2:8: Lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 13 (1872)
My-hands, and lips, and heart impure
I offer up to Thee,
Whose offering did from God procure
Atoning grace for me:
And while Thou dost my conscience cleanse,
And purge my guilty load,
I wash my hands in innocence,
I wash them in Thy blood.
Soon as Thou hast the pardon given,
To' approach Thy throne I dare,
I lift up holy hands to heaven,
In strong effectual prayer;
My powerful Advocate above
With confidence I find,
I find my heart enlarged in love
To God and all mankind..
Lord, when I am of Thee possess'd,
Thy Spirit prays in me,
And offers up my bold request
In faith and charity:
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Wesley, Charles. “1 Timothy 2:8: Lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6951/.
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Wesley, Charles. “1 Timothy 2:8: Lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6951/.
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