Religion
Matthew 26:54: Whene'er Thou leav'st me in distress
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Whene'er Thou leav'st me in distress,
Thy wisdom graciously decrees
The sorrow, loss, or pain.
That I Thy hallowing will may prove,
And perfected in patient love
A crown immortal gain.
Entering into my God's design,
No longer I the cross decline,
With its annex'd reward,
Like Him for no deliverance pray.
But suffering until death obey
To triumph with my Lord.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 26:54: Whene'er Thou leav'st me in distress.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4558/.
Chicago
Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 26:54: Whene'er Thou leav'st me in distress.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4558/.
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