Posts Tagged ‘Charles Wesley’
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Posted in Christmas, hymns, tagged Charles Wesley, Christmas hymns on December 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
Born thy people to deliver,
Born a child, and yet a king.
Born to reign in us forever,
Now they gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone
By thine all-sufficient merit
Raise us to thy glorious throne. Amen.
Charles Wesley, 1744
Poem by Charles Wesley
Posted in God, Poem, tagged Charles Wesley, Christian Poem, Poem about God on August 29, 2012|
Arise, my soul, arise;
Shake off thy guilty fears;
The bleeding Sacrifice
In my behalf appears:
Before the throne my Surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.
My God is reconciled;
His pardoning voice I hear:
He owns me for His child;
I can no longer fear:
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.
—Charles Wesley
