Religion

Zechariah 12:7: The Lord shall save the tents of Jitdah first

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The men in tents who meanly live,
The vilest and the worst
Hear the glad tidings, and receive
The great salvation y rj-/.-
The tents are saved, and fill'd with peace,
The poor on Christ are cast:
But visit, Lord, the palaces.
But save the rich at last.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Zechariah 12:7: The Lord shall save the tents of Jitdah first.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3866/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Zechariah 12:7: The Lord shall save the tents of Jitdah first.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3866/.

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