Hymns · 1741
Ah! gentle, gracious Dove
Songwriter Charles Wesley
Made popular by John Wesley, Charles Wesley
Details
Hymnal / album
Hymns on God's Everlasting Love
Publisher
S. and F. Farley
Copyright
Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)
Notes
This is a polemical poem written as part of a theological debate. Expository Songs does not recommend the use of polemical poems in corporate worship and does not endorse all sentiments in this poem. It is included for reference purposes only, to allow a more complete overview of the use of Scripture in Wesley's work. Introduced in Hymns on God's Everlasting Love, published by John and Charles Wesley (London: S. and F. Farley, 1741). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 3 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1869), page 34.
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Verses this song echoes or alludes toGenesis 3:15Psalm 68:1Psalm 145:9Isaiah 53:1Jeremiah 31:3Ezekiel 18:32Ezekiel 33:11John 3:17John 12:32John 12:38Romans 10:16Romans 16:20Ephesians 4:30Philippians 2:6-8I Timothy 2:4I Timothy 2:6I Timothy 4:10Hebrews 2:9Hebrews 6:6Hebrews 10:29I Peter 1:18-19I John 2:2I John 4:8I John 4:16Revelation 20:10