Religion

Revelation 22:17: And let him that is athirst come

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The thirsty are call'd to their Lord,:
His glorious appearing to see:
And drawn by the power of His word,
The promise, I know, is for me:
I thirst for the streams of Thy grace,
I gasp for the Spirit of love,
I long for a glimpse of Thy face,
And then to behold Thee above.

Thy call I exult to obey,
And come in the Spirit of prayer,
Thy joy in that happiest day
Thy kingdom of glory to share;
To drink the pure river of bliss,
With life everlasting o'erflow'd,
Implunged in the crystal abyss,
And lost in an ocean of God!

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Revelation 22:17: And let him that is athirst come.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/7171/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Revelation 22:17: And let him that is athirst come.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/7171/.

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