"See Lord, the Object of thy Love, / And O come quickly from above, / The Blessing to impart, / Him to Thyself by Faith unite, / And in large bloody Letters write / Forgiveness on his Heart."
— Wesley, Charles (1707-1788)
Author
Place of Publication
Bristol
Publisher
Printed and sold by Felix Farley
Date
1749
Metaphor
"See Lord, the Object of thy Love, / And O come quickly from above, / The Blessing to impart, / Him to Thyself by Faith unite, / And in large bloody Letters write / Forgiveness on his Heart."
Metaphor in Context
See Lord, the Object of thy Love,
And O come quickly from above,
The Blessing to impart,
Him to Thyself by Faith unite,
And in large bloody Letters write
Forgiveness on his Heart.
(II, p. 96)
And O come quickly from above,
The Blessing to impart,
Him to Thyself by Faith unite,
And in large bloody Letters write
Forgiveness on his Heart.
(II, p. 96)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
See Hymns and Sacred Poems. In Two Volumes. By Charles Wesley, M.A. Student of Christ-Church, Oxford. (Bristol: Printed and sold by Felix Farley, MDCCXLIX. [1749]. <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
02/10/2014
