Religion
2 Samuel 11:15: O Tell it not in Gath, nor spread
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Religion
O Tell it not in Gath, nor spread
Through Askelon the direful deed.
Lest harden'd infidels in ill
Rejoice, and grow more harden'd still!
Alas, the record of his crimes
Preserved through all succeeding times.
Savour of life or death must be,
And offer heaven, or hell, to me!
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Wesley, Charles. “2 Samuel 11:15: O Tell it not in Gath, nor spread.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2876/.
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Wesley, Charles. “2 Samuel 11:15: O Tell it not in Gath, nor spread.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2876/.
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