Religion
1 Samuel 27:1: So oft preserved in perils pass'd
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Religion
So oft preserved in perils pass'd,
Why should I despond at last.
And cast my faith away?
I cannot help this abject fear,
For still the hellish Saul is near
My hunted soul to slay.
Thou seest my feebleness of heart;
Do not, do not, Lord, depart
In life's extremity;
But stand another hour between,
Another hour my weakness screen.
And take my soul to Thee.
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Wesley, Charles. “1 Samuel 27:1: So oft preserved in perils pass'd.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2858/.
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Wesley, Charles. “1 Samuel 27:1: So oft preserved in perils pass'd.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2858/.
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