The widows desolate, distrest,
Into thine arms of mercy take,
And tell them, leaning on thy breast,
Thou never wilt the soul forsake
Whose humble faith in thee receives
An husband that for ever lives.
The widows desolate, distress’d
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "For Widows." Introduced in Charles Wesley, Hymns of Intercession for All Mankind (Bristol: E. Farley, 1758). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 6 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 135.
Publishing: Public Domain