Religion
Matthew 11:9: Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
More than all the prophets old
Is Jesus' harbinger:
Jesus' coming they foretold.
The Baptist shows Him here,
Shows the Lamb that bears our load,
The all-atoning Sacrifice;
Shows Him while he lives to God,
And shows Him, while he dies.
Preachers of the gospel word
Should more than prophet be.
Point the hearers to their Lord,
And tell them. This is He!
Should, k&/o/in, retirement love,
The spirit of repentance breathe,
Firm through life, their zeal approve,
And faithful unto death.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 11:9: Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4165/.
Chicago
Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 11:9: Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4165/.
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