"Jesus, Thou that image art, / Seal Thy name upon my heart."
— Wesley, John and Charles
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
Bristol
Publisher
Printed by E. Farley
Date
1762
Metaphor
"Jesus, Thou that image art, / Seal Thy name upon my heart."
Metaphor in Context
God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty, &c.
--xxiii. 16.
Troubled by the' Almighty I
From the fiery furnace cry,
Melted down at last I am,
Soft as wax before the flame:
Now the form Divine impress,
True, substantial holiness;
Jesus, Thou that image art,
Seal Thy name upon my heart.
--xxiii. 16.
Troubled by the' Almighty I
From the fiery furnace cry,
Melted down at last I am,
Soft as wax before the flame:
Now the form Divine impress,
True, substantial holiness;
Jesus, Thou that image art,
Seal Thy name upon my heart.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "seal" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1762, 1796).
See Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures. By Charles Wesley, M. A. and Presbyter of the Church of England., 2 vols. (Bristol: Printed by E. Farley, in Small-Street, 1762). <Link to ESTC>
See also Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures. By Charles Wesley, M. A. And Presbyter of the Church of England. (London: Printed by G. Paramore, North-Green, Moorfields; and sold by G. Whitfield, at the Chapel, City-Road; and at the Methodist preaching-houses in town and country, 1794-96). <Link to ESTC>
First 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> [Titled "787. Troubled by the' Almighty I."]
See Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures. By Charles Wesley, M. A. and Presbyter of the Church of England., 2 vols. (Bristol: Printed by E. Farley, in Small-Street, 1762). <Link to ESTC>
See also Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures. By Charles Wesley, M. A. And Presbyter of the Church of England. (London: Printed by G. Paramore, North-Green, Moorfields; and sold by G. Whitfield, at the Chapel, City-Road; and at the Methodist preaching-houses in town and country, 1794-96). <Link to ESTC>
First 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> [Titled "787. Troubled by the' Almighty I."]
Date of Entry
04/19/2005
