Death & Dying
Matthew 14:5: Whom the only fear of men
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Death & Dying
Whom the only fear of men
Feebly doth from sin restrain,
Soon the slender fence he breaks,
Finds the' occasion which he seeks;
Urged by pride, and stung by lust.
Murders whom he counted just,
Gratifies the' adulteress lewd,
Pays her with a martyr's blood.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 14:5: Whom the only fear of men.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4239/.
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