Religion
1 Samuel 2:6: When mortal man resigns his breath
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Religion
When mortal man resigns his breath,
Tis God directs the shafts of death.
Casual howe'er the stroke appear.
He sends the fatal messenger:
The keys are in that Hand Divine;
That Hand must first the warrant sign,
And arm the death, and wing the dart,
Which doth His message to our heart.
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Wesley, Charles. “1 Samuel 2:6: When mortal man resigns his breath.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2819/.
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Wesley, Charles. “1 Samuel 2:6: When mortal man resigns his breath.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2819/.
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