Treatise Thoughts Upon Slavery
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-treatise-thoughts-upon-slavery-024 |
| Words | 215 |
7. Othou God of love, thou who art loving to every man,
and whose mercy is over all thy works; thou who art the
Father of the spirits of all flesh, and who art rich in mercy
unto all; thou who hast mingled of one blood all the nations
upon earth; have compassion upon these outcasts of men, who
are trodden down as dung upon the earth ! Arise, and help
these that have no helper, whose blood is spilt upon the
ground like water | Are not these also the work of thine
own hands, the purchase of thy Son’s blood? Stir them up
to cry unto thee in the land of their captivity; and let their
complaint come up before thee; let it enter into thy ears! Make even those that lead them away captive to pity them,
and turn their captivity as the rivers in the south. O burst
thou all their chains in sunder; more especially the chains
of their sins! Thou Saviour of all, make them free, that
they may be free indeed! The servile progeny of Ham
Seize as the purchase of thy blood |
Let all the Heathens know thy name:
From idols to the living God
The dark Americans convert,
And shine in every pagan heart 1