Jesus, We Look To Thee

Charles Wesley 1707 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1788 (London)



Jesus, we look to Thee,
Thy promised presence claim;
Thou in the midst of us shall be,
Assembled in Thy Name.

Thy Name salvation is,
Which here we come to prove;
Thy Name is life, and health, and peace,
And everlasting love.

Not in the name of pride
Or selfishness we meet;
From nature’s paths we turn aside,
And worldly thoughts forget.

We meet, the grace to take
Which Thou hast freely giv’n;
We meet on earth for Thy dear sake
That we may meet in Heav’n.

Present we know Thou art;
But, O, Thyself reveal!
Now, Lord, let ev’ry waiting heart
The mighty comfort feel.

O may Thy quickening voice
The death of sin remove;
And bid our inmost souls rejoice,
In hope of perfect love.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXD EXEX FGFG HIHI JCJD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 671
Words 129
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Methodist founder John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley the Younger. more…

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