Religion

Joel 3:13: Ye angels, put the sickle in

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)

Religion

Ye angels, put the sickle in,
The world is now mature in sin.
The press is full, the fats o'erflow:
The Lord's decisive day is near,
And countless multitudes appear
Before His judgment-seat below:

The sun shall set in endless night,
The moon and stars withdraw their light,
The shatter'd earth's foundation groan,
The ruin'd heavens His wrath shall feel.
And nature's last convulsions tell
That IsraePs Strength remains alone!

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Joel 3:13: Ye angels, put the sickle in.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3769/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Joel 3:13: Ye angels, put the sickle in.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3769/.

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