"And stamp Thine image on their hearts"

— Wesley, John and Charles


Place of Publication
Bristol
Date
1767
Metaphor
"And stamp Thine image on their hearts"
Metaphor in Context
For these Thy ransom'd ones we claim
  The grace which glorious life imparts,
Their souls baptize into Thy name,
  And stamp Thine image on their hearts.
Provenance
Searching "stamp" and "heart" in HDIS (Poetry); found again "soul"
Citation
1 entry in ESTC (1767).

See Hymns on the Trinity. (Bristol: Printed by William Pine, 1767). <Link to ESTC> [Not in ECCO]
Date of Entry
04/07/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.