Religion

Thanksgiving for Her Deliverance

by John Wesley 1703–1791

From A Collection of Psalms and Hymns (1741) · Osborn ed., vol. 2 (1869)

Religion

Praise by all to Christ be given;
Let us sing, Christ the King,
King of earth and heaven.

Glory to the name of JESUS;
Jesu's name Still the same,
From all evil frees us.

Jesu's name the conquest won us;
Let us rise, Fill the skies,
With our loud Hosannas.

Christ, Thou in our eyes art glorious:
We proclaim Christ the Lamb,
Over all victorious.

Lion of the tribe Q
Joyfully, Lo! to Thee
Sing we Hallelujah.

Hell was ready to devour;
Thou the prey Bear'st away
Out of Safaris power.

See the lawful captive taken
From the foe! Now we know
Satan's realm is shaken.

Thou hast shown Thyself the stronger;
Still go on, Put it down,
Let it stand no longer.

Overturn it, overturn it,
Down with it, Let the feet
Of Thy servants spurn it.

Surely now the charm is broken:
Thou hast shown To Thine own,
Thou hast given a token.

Is there any divination
Against those Thou hast chose
Heirs of Thy salvation?

Thou hast bought, and Thou wilt have us:
Who shall harm, When Thine arm
Is stretch'd out to save us?

Hell in vain against us rages;
Can it shock Christ the Rock
Of eternal ages!

Satan, wilt thou now defy us?
Is not aid For us laid
On our great Messias?

Past is thine oppressive hour:
Where 's thy boast? Baffled, lost:
Where is now thy power?

Serpent, see in us thy Bruiser;
Feel His power, Fly before
Us, thou foul accuser.

Thou no longer shalt oppress us:
Triumph we Over thee
In the name of Jesus.

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From John Wesley's Collection of Psalms and Hymns (1741); Osborn reprints it as possibly Wesley's own, the volume being John Wesley's work

MLA

Wesley, John. “Thanksgiving for Her Deliverance.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_j/30/.

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Wesley, John. “Thanksgiving for Her Deliverance.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_j/30/.

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