Religion

Matthew 12: By not appearing on Thy side

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

By not appearing on Thy side
I sided with Thy foes.
By not confessing I denied,
And dared my Lord oppose:
But lo, henceforward I abhor
The base neutrality.
Wage 'gainst Thy foes eternal war,
And live, and die with Thee.
511. All manner of sin... shall be forgiven.— n. 31.
All kinds and all degrees of sin
Wilt Thou indeed forgive?
Then I, even I may be made clean,
And in Thy presence live:
Lord, I expect Thy promised grace;

And when Thou hast forgiven,
Pardon shall lead to holiness.
And holiness to heaven.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 12: By not appearing on Thy side.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4196/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 12: By not appearing on Thy side.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4196/.

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