Religion
Matthew 25: Master, I with shame confess
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Religion
Master, I with shame confess
Sloth is the worst wickedness;
The worst wickedness is mine.
Idle in the work Divine,
Doing neither good, nor ill,
If I hide my talent still.
Till I find the time is pass'd,
Perish in my sins at last.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 25: Master, I with shame confess.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4511/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 25: Master, I with shame confess.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4511/.
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