God may "conquer my rebellious will, / And bid my murmuring heart 'Be Still.'"
— Wesley, John and Charles
Author
Place of Publication
Bristol, Bath, and London
Publisher
Printed by Felix Farley, J. Wilson, W. Frederick, and T. Harris
Date
1742
Metaphor
God may "conquer my rebellious will, / And bid my murmuring heart 'Be Still.'"
Metaphor in Context
O Lord, if I at last discern
That I am sin, and Thou art love,
If now o'er me Thy bowels yearn,
Give me a token from above,
And conquer my rebellious will,
And bid my murmuring heart "Be still."
That I am sin, and Thou art love,
If now o'er me Thy bowels yearn,
Give me a token from above,
And conquer my rebellious will,
And bid my murmuring heart "Be still."
Categories
Provenance
Searching "conque" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
More than 11 entries in ESTC (1742, 1743, 1745, 1747, 1749, 1755, 1756). See also the many other collections of hymns which select from or incorporate hymns from the original.
From the 1742 edition Hymns and Sacred Poems (Bristol: Printed and sold by Felix Farley, in Castle-Green; J. Wilson in Wine-Street; and at the School-Room in the Horse-Fair: in Bath, by W. Frederick, Bookseller: and in London, by T. Harris on the Bridge; also, at the Foundery in Upper-Moor-Fields, 1742). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Metaphors found searching in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, ed. G. Osborn, 13 vols. (London: The Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868). <Link to Hathi Trust>
From the 1742 edition Hymns and Sacred Poems (Bristol: Printed and sold by Felix Farley, in Castle-Green; J. Wilson in Wine-Street; and at the School-Room in the Horse-Fair: in Bath, by W. Frederick, Bookseller: and in London, by T. Harris on the Bridge; also, at the Foundery in Upper-Moor-Fields, 1742). <Link to ESTC><Link to Google Books>
Metaphors found searching in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, ed. G. Osborn, 13 vols. (London: The Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868). <Link to Hathi Trust>
Date of Entry
02/14/2005
Date of Review
04/29/2012
