Saviour, the laws of selfish man
Thou dost not supersede,
But a more perfect way explain
Which few delight to tread:
May I among that holy few
Be with thy counsel blest,
And meekly bear, and simply do
What Thou accountest best.
Saviour, the laws of selfish man
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘Unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other: and to him &c.’—[Luke 6,] v. 29, 30.” 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 S.T. Kimbrough Jr. and Oliver A. Beckerlegge, eds., The Unpublished Poetry of Charles Wesley, vol. 2 (Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1990), pages 97-98.
Publishing: Public Domain