Death & Dying

For Mr. Charles Greenwood

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Epitaphs · Osborn ed., vol. 8 (1870)

Death & Dying

The blessed, tempted man, who always fear'd.
Hath laid triumphantly his burden down;
Intrepid when the stingless foe appear'd.
He bow'd his head, and gain'd the victor's crown:
Exalted to a higher place above,
Who humbly chose on earth the lowest place,
His endless fears are lost in endless love,
His ceaseless prayers in never-ending praise.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “For Mr. Charles Greenwood.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2339/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “For Mr. Charles Greenwood.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2339/.

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