Religion

Matthew 15:13: Every plant which My heavenly Father hath, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Whate'er is not of God
Is labour lost and vain:
The works of men, though men applaud,
They cannot long remain:
Exulting in their power,
ho seem to reach the sky
Shall bloom and wither in an hour,
With all their works shall die.

The adversary's seed
As thorns and briers abound.
The vineyard of our Lord o'erspread,
And clog the sacred ground.
But Jesus shall at last
Reveal His righteous ire.
And root up Satan's plants, and cast
Them all into the fire.

WTio their own good declare,
Their height of grace possess,
May flourish for a season fair
As trees of righteousness;
But God did never plant,
Nor will for His approve
Men that the children's spirit want,
The meek and humble love.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 15:13: Every plant which My heavenly Father hath, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4268/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 15:13: Every plant which My heavenly Father hath, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4268/.

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