"My soul is more than conqueror, / And strong in strength invincible."

— Wesley, John and Charles


Date
1743
Metaphor
"My soul is more than conqueror, / And strong in strength invincible."
Metaphor in Context
'Tis God instructs my hands to war,
My arms have broke a bow of steel;
My soul is more than conqueror,
And strong in strength invincible
;
Thou hast a shield on me bestow'd,
The mercy of my Saviour-God.
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from John and Charles Wesley, The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, ed. G. Osborn, Vol. VII (London: R. Needham, 1869).
Date of Entry
06/12/2005

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