Religion

1 Samuel 13:13, 14: What lost the king his regal power

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)

Religion

What lost the king his regal power?
The want of patience for an hour:
And who for Christ refuse to stay,
With patience cast their souls away,
The cross they hastily lay down.
And forfeit an immortal crown.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “1 Samuel 13:13, 14: What lost the king his regal power.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2845/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “1 Samuel 13:13, 14: What lost the king his regal power.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2845/.

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