Lord, We Have All Forsook

By Charles Wesley

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1. Lord, we have all for­sook
Thy dy­ing love to know,
To bear Thy light and ea­sy yoke,
And in Thy foot­steps go;
Our plea­sure, goods, and fame:
We yield what we have stored,
In pain, and po­ver­ty, and shame,
Partakers with our Lord.
2. Armed with Thy strength alone,
We still our all re­sign;
The lives which once we called our own,
Are not our own, but Thine:
Ready we al­ways stand
In Thine al­migh­ty pow­er,
To yield them up at Thy com­mand,
And meet the fie­ry hour.
3. Where is the pro­mise then,
The bliss Thou hast pre­pared
For us be­fore the sons of men,
Where is our great re­ward?
The hun­dred­fold in­crease
Of goods, and lands, and friends,
The sweet un­ut­ter­able peace,
The joy that nev­er ends!
4. Surely we are pos­sessed
Of Thee our re­com­pense,
Ecstasy fills our pant­ing breast,
And pains our ach­ing sense:
What hath the world like this!
The joy which now we know—
’Tis more than joy, or life, or bliss,
’Tis Heav­en be­gun be­low.
5. Yet O! we look for more
And migh­ti­er joys above,
The full­ness of Thy heav­en­ly store,
Of Thine eter­nal love:
Glory shall end the strife,
And in these bo­dies shine;
Jesu, our ev­er­last­ing life,
Our flesh shall be like Thine.
6. Changed by His migh­ty love,
We shall be as our Lord,
And sit up­on our thrones above,
And bless His just award:
While trem­bling at the bar,
Devils and ty­rants stand,
We shall with Him their doom de­clare,
And shout at His right hand.
7. Then ev­ery saint of His
Shall lean up­on His breast;
The wick­ed there from troub­ling cease,
And there the wea­ry rest:
Our suf­fer­ings all are o’er,
Our tears are wiped away,
We on­ly love, re­joice, adore,
Through one eter­nal day.
8. The riv­ers of de­light
That there our souls em­brace,
The glo­ri­ous bea­ti­fic sight
That veils the an­gel’s face,
The joys in­ef­fa­ble
That from Thy pre­sence flow,
The full­ness here we can­not tell,
But, Lord, we die to know.

Bible Reference

Matthew 19:27

About This Hymn

"Lord, We Have All Forsook" is a hymn composed by Charles Wesley in 1766. The hymn is based on the apostle Peter's question to Jesus in Matthew 19:27, "Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?" Wesley wrote this hymn to reflect on the sacrifices made by believers in following Christ and the rewards promised to them.

The first verse begins with the line: "Lord, we have all forsook Thy dying love to know," expressing the willingness of believers to leave behind worldly attachments to follow Christ. The hymn continues to explore themes of sacrifice, devotion, and the hope of eternal reward.

Musically, the hymn is commonly set to the tune "OLIVET," composed by John Bacchus Dykes. This tune is also used for other hymns, including "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" and "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross."

"Lord, We Have All Forsook" has been included in various hymnals and continues to be sung in Christian worship settings, offering a reflection on the cost of discipleship and the hope of eternal life.

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  • Category: Hymn
  • Author/Writer: Charles Wesley (1766)
  • Added: September 15, 2025
  • Last Updated: September 15, 2025
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