Religion
Matthew 27:55: Left to themselves the strong give place
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Religion
Left to themselves the strong give place,
The weak are fortified by grace:
The men forsake their Lord and fly.
The women stand and see Him die!
His death its sovereign power imparts
With bolder faith to female hearts,
And bids the feebler vessels prove
The utmost strength of bleeding love.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 27:55: Left to themselves the strong give place.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4615/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 27:55: Left to themselves the strong give place.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4615/.
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