Religion

Matthew 27:26: Then released he Barabbas unto them

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Me, the true Barabbas, me.
Me, and every soul of man
Jesus bought, and set us free.
For a world of sinners slain:
Gladly I the grace receive,
I who shed my Saviour's blood,
Live, a pardon'd murderer, live
Ransom'd by the death of God.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 27:26: Then released he Barabbas unto them.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4592/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 27:26: Then released he Barabbas unto them.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4592/.

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