Religion

2 Samuel 24:10, 171: Let Shimei curse: the rod he hears

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Let Shimei curse: the rod he hears
For sins which mercy had forgiven,
And in the wrongs of man reveres
The awful righteousness of heaven.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “2 Samuel 24:10, 171: Let Shimei curse: the rod he hears.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2885/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “2 Samuel 24:10, 171: Let Shimei curse: the rod he hears.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/2885/.

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