Religion

Matthew 10:33: Ah, wretched souls, who urged by shame

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Ah, wretched souls, who urged by shame
Desert your Master's cause.
Before the world deny His name,
And stumble at His cross!
Disown'd before the heavenly host.
Ye shall receive your hire,
Out from His glorious presence thrust
Into eternal fire.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 10:33: Ah, wretched souls, who urged by shame.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4147/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 10:33: Ah, wretched souls, who urged by shame.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4147/.

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