O, what hath Jesus bought for me, Before my ravished eyes

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1 O what hath Jesus bought for me!
Before my ravished eyes
Life's river all divine I see,
And trees of paradise.

2 I see immortal saints in light,
Who taste the pleasure there;
They all are robed in spotless white,
And conquering palms they bear.

3 O what are all my sufferings here,
If, Lord, thou count me meet
With that enraptured host to appear,
And worship at thy feet?

4 Give joy or grief, give ease or pain,
Take life or friends away;
But let me find them all again
In that eventful day!

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #984

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 >

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First Line: O, what hath Jesus bought for me, Before my ravished eyes
Author: Charles Wesley
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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