Religion
Genesis 3:4: Still the old serpent doth deceive
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Religion
Still the old serpent doth deceive
The men who dare in sin to live:
Poor souls, they hold his promise fast,
And hope — to be all saved at last!
" Ye need not be so much afraid
Of hell: whatever God hath said,
Ye shall not, who on me rely.
Not surely — not for ever die!"
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Wesley, Charles. “Genesis 3:4: Still the old serpent doth deceive.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2378/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Genesis 3:4: Still the old serpent doth deceive.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2378/.
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