Religion
Matthew 24:43: The felon comes our souls to steal
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Religion
The felon comes our souls to steal.
The hellish murderer to kill:
O may he find us still prepared
For ever standing on our guard!
Jesus preserve from sloth and sin,
Keep Thy own house by entering in:
The sole Proprietor Thou art,
The Lord and Master of my heart.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 24:43: The felon comes our souls to steal.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4481/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 24:43: The felon comes our souls to steal.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4481/.
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