Religion
Amos 3:8: The lion roars, before he tears
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Religion
The lion roars, before he tears.
The Lord in wrath and mercy great
Threatens before He strikes; but spares
A sinner prostrate at His feet:
Then let us fall with conscious fear,
And when we faint beneath our load,
Our contrite hearts a voice shall hear,
"The Lion is the Lamb of God!"
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Wesley, Charles. “Amos 3:8: The lion roars, before he tears.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3774/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Amos 3:8: The lion roars, before he tears.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3774/.
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