A true disciple of the Lord

A true disciple of the Lord,
Who can his dignity explain,
Intitled to the same reward
Which Jesus did himself obtain!
The Son who by his Father sits,
The glorified, triumphant Son
His servant at that day admits
To reign a partner of his throne.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me.'—[Luke 22,] v. 29.” This hymn appears in the 1766 manuscript “MS Luke.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number MA 1977/575, Charles Wesley Notebooks Box 3). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 11 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1871), page 286.
Publishing: Public Domain