Religion

Luke 19:16: Thy pound hath gain'd the pounds, not

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Thy pound hath gain'd the pounds, not I,
Not I, who all but sin disclaim:
My Saviour did the grace supply,
I nothing can, I nothing am,
Thou Avrought'st in me to will and do.
Thou shalt have all the glory too.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Luke 19:16: Thy pound hath gain'd the pounds, not.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5333/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Luke 19:16: Thy pound hath gain'd the pounds, not.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5333/.

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