Religion

John 9: Through vanity I will not tell

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Through vanity I will not tell,
Nor yet through fear the truth conceal,
But own in love's simplicity
The things my God hath done for me;
He of His own accord pass'd by
And saw the blind with pitying eye.

The Man, the God, they Jesus call.
My Saviour, and the Friend of all,
Anointed with His grace my soul.
And said. Go wash in Siloani's pool:
Obedient to His Spirit's word
I went I wash'd, and saw my Lord.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 9: Through vanity I will not tell.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5730/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 9: Through vanity I will not tell.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5730/.

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