Religion

Mark 10: How hard is it for them that trust in riches, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)

Religion

I The worldly man of wealth possess'd
Doth nothing else esteem.
In wealth he seeks his joy and rest,
And happiness supreme;
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To wealth, in the Almighty's stead,
He trusts for clothes and food,
And when he prays for daily bread
He only mocks our God.

His good is that to which he gives
His confidence and love:
His portion he from earth receives.

And slights the things above.
A mystic kingdom he disdains
To none but beggars given.
And never seeks and never gains
The' inheritance of heaven.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Mark 10: How hard is it for them that trust in riches, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4843/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Mark 10: How hard is it for them that trust in riches, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4843/.

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