Religion

Luke 13:31: Thee, Lord, we our Example see

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Thee, Lord, we our Example see,
Hard-threaten'd by the world like Thee
Satan employs his ministers
To' alarm us by a thousand fears,
Weaken our hands, dismay our heart,
And make us from our work depart.

But arm'd with Thy undaunted zeal
We slight who can the body kill,
Their feeble menaces disdain,
Our path pursue, our post maintain,
In dangers, snares, and deaths live on
Immortal till our work is done.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 13:31: Thee, Lord, we our Example see.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5250/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 13:31: Thee, Lord, we our Example see.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5250/.

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