Religion

Matthew 5:44: The causeless curse is lost on me

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The causeless curse is lost on me:
But shall I bless my foes in vain?
I bless them authorized by Thee!
The utmost good ordain'd for man
Be to my persecutors given:
Thy grace on earth, Thy joy in heaven!

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 5:44: The causeless curse is lost on me.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3990/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 5:44: The causeless curse is lost on me.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3990/.

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