Religion

Matthew 22:11: When the King of Israel came

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

When the King of Israel came
His joyful guests to view,
Looking with His eyes of flame.
He look'd the sinner through;
One observed with angry frown,
(One the type of millions more,)
Bold with Jesus to sit down,
And only seem to' adore.

Unadorn'd and unarray'd
With Jesus' righteousness,
In his filthy garments clad.
And destitute of grace.
Naked in his Maker's sight,
Without the covering from above,
Dress of saints, the linen white.
The robe of faith and love.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 22:11: When the King of Israel came.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4427/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 22:11: When the King of Israel came.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4427/.

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