Hymn XI: God, the Offended God Most High
John Wesley 1703 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1791 (London)
God, the offended God most high,
Ambassadors to rebels sends;
His messengers his place supply,
And Jesus begs us to be friends.
Us, in the stead of Christ, they pray,
Us, in the stead of God, intreat,
To cast our arms, our sins, away,
And find forgiveness at his feet.
Our God in Christ! thine embassy,
And proffered mercy, we embrace;
And gladly reconciled to thee,
Thy condescending goodness praise.
Poor debtors, by our Lord's request
A full acquittance we receive!
And criminals, with pardon blest,
We, at our Judge's instance, live!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX DXDX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 533 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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