Not he who barely knows

Verse 1
Not he who barely knows
Hath found the kingdom here;
Yet towards it he by knowledge goes,
And finds salvation near:
But let him forward press
In search of things above,
By violent prayer the kingdom seize,
The power of faith and love.

Verse 2
Our God is Love supreme:
And who in love abides
He dwells in God, and God in him
Substantially resides:
His Spirit lives and reigns
In every loving one,
His throne of grace in saints maintains
His everlasting throne.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.’—[Mark 12,] v. 34.” This hymn appears in the 1766 manuscript “MS Mark.” 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 1977/574, 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 57.
Publishing: Public Domain