Religion

Mark 5:37: lie suffered no man io follow Him, save Peter, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Vainest man affects applause.
All his good to man displays;
Jesus from the world withdraws.
Hides His miracles of grace.
Teaches His disciples true
Noise and pomp, like Him, to shun,
Secretly their works to do.
Praise to seek from God alone.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Mark 5:37: lie suffered no man io follow Him, save Peter, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4735/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Mark 5:37: lie suffered no man io follow Him, save Peter, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4735/.

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