The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley

Thee, Jesus, the Son
Of David I own,
By all heaven adored,
Thou art come from above in the name of the Lord.
To the house I repair
Of thanksgiving and prayer,
With the children draw nigh,
And aloud in the temple Hosanna I cry.

In my earliest hour
I acknowledge Thy power,
Thy wisdom approve,
And am taught by my parents to pray for Thy love.
Thee, an infant of days,
With wonder I praise;
Thee, the God over all,
I confess, and on Thee for salvation I call.

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Let mercy attend,
My soul to defend
From offences and sins,
While I scarcely can tell what iniquity means:
But deliver Thine own
From the evil unknown;
And assist me to cry,
“Let me live to be good, or in innocence die!”

University of Virginia Library

HYMN LXXXVI.

[Thee, Jesus, the Son]