Religion

Mark 5:42: They were astonished with a great astonishment

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

What but Omnipotence can raise
The dead in trespasses and sins?
Jesus the infidels amaze,
The world by miracles convince,
Thy people call out of their tomb.
And prove. Eternal Life is come.

Who now Thy living church admire
O may they all our blessings share,
And while Thou dost their souls inspire,
The quickening power of faith declare.
The world's astonishment increase
By a new life of righteousness.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Mark 5:42: They were astonished with a great astonishment.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4739/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Mark 5:42: They were astonished with a great astonishment.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4739/.

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