Religion

Luke 2:1: Sar his own dignity

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Sar his own dignity
His own renown intends,
God o'errules the proud decree
To serve sublimer ends:
Lo, He comes, the King foretold,
He comes o'er all mankind to reign,
God's eternal Son enroll'd
A new-born child of man!

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 2:1: Sar his own dignity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5014/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 2:1: Sar his own dignity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5014/.

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