Religion

Jude: Looking for the mercy of our Lord Fesus Christ, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

We look for mercy still,
The mercy of our Lord,
To keép our helpless souls from ill,
When perfectly restored:
On His preserving grace
The purest saints depend;
And never shall we want it less,
Till grace in glory end.
3438. Unto Him that is able to keep you from falling. —24.
Lorp, I believe, Thy mercy's power,
Which hath my refuge been,
Will still in every future hour
Preserve my soul from sin:
The help, for which on Thee I call,
Shall my protection prove;
And into sin I cannot fall,
While hanging on Thy love.
3439. The Revelation of Fesus Christ. 1.
SEE, ye heirs of sure salvation,
Jesu's most majestic grace,
At His final revelation,
While He pompously displays
All His glories,
All the Godhead in His face!
From the mystic volume hearing
How His kingdom is restored,
Look ye for His last appearing;
True to His prophetic word,
Lo, He cometh!
Go ye forth to meet your Lord.

To His royal proclamation
Manifested here, attend,
In His state of exaltation
While He doth with clouds descend,
Brings the kingdom,
Gives the joy that ne'er shall end.

Power is all to Jesus given:
All His foes must fall before
The great King of earth and heaven,
When He takes His royal power!
Now assume it,
Jesus, reign for evermore!
Revelation 7. 1—5.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Jude: Looking for the mercy of our Lord Fesus Christ, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/7129/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Jude: Looking for the mercy of our Lord Fesus Christ, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/7129/.

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