Religion

John 7:7: The world will always love their own

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The world will always love their own,
Who countenance their sin,
Or let them quietly sleep on,
Till Tophet takes them in;
But O! their choicest favourites are
The minister and priest,
The guides who prudently forbear
To interrupt their rest.

Who in the worldly spirit live,
And with the many go.
Favour and praise from man receive,
The good they seek below;
Not hated for religion's sake,
In Satan's arms secure
They slumber on, and thus they make
Their own damnation sure.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 7:7: The world will always love their own.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5627/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 7:7: The world will always love their own.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5627/.

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