Religion

Matthew: When the devil was cast out, the dumb spake, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

An ignorant crowd Of sinners we join.
And publish aloud The wonders Divine,
With fix'd admiration We joyfully praise
The work, of salvation, The triumph of grace.

It never was heard, It never was seen,
Till Jesus appear'd A man among men,
Who comes to inherit And dwells in His own,
Expels the dumb spirit, And rules us alone.

The Pharisees rage At Jesus's power;
Revived in our age, His work we adore;
Though with the blasphemer The learned agree.
Almighty Redeemer, We glorify Thee.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew: When the devil was cast out, the dumb spake, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4115/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew: When the devil was cast out, the dumb spake, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4115/.

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