Chastisement Received with Humility

It is the Lord, who doth not grieve

Author: Charles Wesley
Tune: HOLMFIRTH
Published in 6 hymnals

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Representative Text

It is the Lord, who doth not grieve,
Or needlessly reprove;
Savior, I thankfully receive
The tokens of Thy love:
The tokens of Thy love I prize,
By answering Thine intent,
By listening to Thy rod that cries,
"Be zealous, and repent."

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #7739

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: It is the Lord, who doth not grieve
Title: Chastisement Received with Humility
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #7739
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The Cyber Hymnal #7739

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