Hymn
Fly to Jesus
- Writer
- Charles Wesley
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7.7.7
Weary souls, that wander wide
From the central point of bliss,
Turn to Jesus crucified,
Fly to those dear wounds of His:
Sink into the purple flood;
Rise into the life of God.
Find in Christ the way of peace,
Peace unspeakable, unknown;
By His pain He gives you ease,
Life by His expiring groan:
Rise, exalted by His fall;
Find in Christ your all in all.
O believe the record true,
God to you His Son hath given!
Ye may now be happy too,
Find on earth the life of heaven:
Live the life of heaven above,
All the life of glorious love.
This the universal bliss,
Bliss for every soul designed;
God's original promise this,
God's great gift to all mankind
Blest in Christ this moment be!
Blest to all eternity!
Fly to Jesus — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/fly-to-jesus
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Fly to Jesus?
The words of Fly to Jesus were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Walking in the Ways of Christ and Longing For Still Closer Communion.
Is Fly to Jesus public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1917. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Fly to Jesus?
Fly to Jesus is in 7.7.7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Go to Dark Gethsemane, Jesus, Master, Whose I Am and Till He Come.