Religion

Hymn I.126: Charity and uncharitableness

by Isaac Watts 1674–1748

From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I (1707)

Religion

Not diff'rent food, or diff'rent dress,
Compose the kingdom of our Lord;
But peace, and joy, and righteousness,
Faith, and obedience to his word.

When weaker Christians we despise,
We do the gospel mighty wrong;
For God, the gracious and the wise,
Receives the feeble with the strong.

Let pride and wrath be banished hence;
Meekness and love our souls pursue;
Nor shall our practice give offence
To saints, the Gentile or the Jew.

MLA

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.126: Charity and uncharitableness.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/481/.

Chicago

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.126: Charity and uncharitableness.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/481/.

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