English Poetry. Charles Wesley. Take My Heart, O Fa­ther!. Чарльз Уэсли.

Charles Wesley (Чарльз Уэсли)

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Take my heart, O Father! take it;
Make and keep it all Thine own;
Let Thy Spirit melt and break it—
This proud heart of sin and stone.

Father, make me pure and lowly,
Fond of peace and far from strife;
Turning from the paths unholy
Of this vain and sinful life.

Ever let Thy grace surround me,
Strengthen me with power divine,
Till Thy cords of love have bound me;
Make me to be wholly Thine.

May the blood of Jesus heal me
And my sins be all forgiv’n;
Holy Spirit, take and seal me,
Guide me in the path of Heav’n.

Charles Wesley’s other poems:

1. Where Shall My Wondering Soul Begin?
2. Saviour, The World’s and Mine
3. Ye Thirsty for God, To Jesus Give Ear
4. O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
5. Ye Simple Souls That Stray

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