Religion

Matthew 12:44: Whoe'er their indolent delight

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Whoe'er their indolent delight
In ease and pleasure take,
They the ejected fiend invite,
And court him to come back;
By pride and sloth to every sin
They open wide the door;
And lo, a legion enters in,
And never leaves them more.

That Satan never more may find
Into my heart his way,
I'll walk in all the paths enjoin'd.
And fast, and watch, and pray,
In all the works of righteousness
With humble zeal employ'd.
And keep the house, the hallow'd place
For ever fiU'd with God.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 12:44: Whoe'er their indolent delight.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4203/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 12:44: Whoe'er their indolent delight.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4203/.

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