Religion
Luke 9:39: Lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly, &c
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
Religion
A Youth possess'd by sin
Obeys the spirit unclean.
Horribly at times he roars.
For his own damnation calls;
Satan governs all his powers,
Bruises by a thousand falls.
Weaker for each he lies,
And more attach'd to vice:
Shorter every interval
Fiercer lusts his bosom tear,
Shake him o'er the mouth of hell,
Leave him sunk in sad despair.
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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 9:39: Lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5178/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 9:39: Lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5178/.
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