Religion
Judges 11:39: His hands he wash'd not in her blood
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Religion
His hands he wash'd not in her blood,
But gave his child, his hope, to God,
(Hope of a long-continued line,
Hope of the promised Seed Divine,)
His heart's delight, his age's prop,
His only child he render'd up.
An offering worthy of the sky,
A virgin pure to live and die.
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Wesley, Charles. “Judges 11:39: His hands he wash'd not in her blood.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2778/.
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