Jesus, cast a look at me
Jesus, cast a look on me. John Berridge* (1716-1793).
This is Berridge’s re-writing of a hymn by Charles Wesley*, ‘Lord, that I may learn of thee’*, in Wesley’s Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (Bristol, 1762), from Isaiah 28:9. Berridge altered three stanzas of Wesley’s hymn (1, 3, 4), and added his own (2, 5, 6):
Wesley Berridge
Lord, that I may learn of thee, Jesus, cast a look on meGive me true simplicity, Give me true simplicity;Wean my soul, and keep it low, Make me poor, and keep me...
If you have a valid subscription to Dictionary of Hymnology, please log inlog in to view this content. If you require a subscription, please click here.
MLA style (see MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd Ed.)
. "Jesus, cast a look at me."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Web. 23 Jan. 2026.<
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/j/jesus,-cast-a-look-at-me>.
Chicago style (see The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed.)
. "Jesus, cast a look at me."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press, accessed January 23, 2026,
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/j/jesus,-cast-a-look-at-me.