Religion
John 2:16: Take these things hence
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
Religion
More odious than the birds and beasts,
Creatures required for sacrifice,
Are careless crowds and worldly priests
Who now provoke Thy glorious eyes.
Profane the temple of the Lord,
And sell the prayer, the psalm, the word.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 2:16: Take these things hence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5485/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 2:16: Take these things hence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5485/.
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