In age and feebleness extreme,
Who shall a helpless worm redeem?
Jesus, my only hope Thou art,
Strength of my failing flesh and heart:
O could I catch one smile from Thee,
And drop into eternity!
Author: Charles Wesley
Year: 1788
This is one of the very last hymns written by Charles Wesley, composed in his final days of extreme frailty shortly before his death in March 1788. It is widely attested in Methodist hymnals and biographies as his.