Religion

For One that is Sick, Before Using the Means of Recovery, Hymn 2

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns and Sacred Poems (1749) · Osborn ed., vol. 5 (1869)

Religion

Hail, great Physician of mankind,
Jesus Thou art from every ill,
Health in Thine only name we find,
Thy name doth in the medicine heal.

Thy name the fainting soul restores,
Strength to the languid body brings,
Renews exhausted nature's powers,
And bears us as on eagle's wings.

Faith in Thy sovereign name I have,
And wait its healing power to know,
Assured, that it my flesh shall save,
Till all Thy work is done below.

Then, Saviour, for my spirit call,
My spirit all conform'd to Thine;
And let this tabernacle fall,
To rise rebuilt by hands Divine.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “For One that is Sick, Before Using the Means of Recovery, Hymn 2.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/983/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “For One that is Sick, Before Using the Means of Recovery, Hymn 2.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/983/.

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