Religion
John 10:2: A Pastor good in God's esteem
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
A Pastor good in God's esteem.
Who enters in by Christ the Door,
Inwardly call'd and moved by Him,
Obeys the Spirit's secret power.
And for his awful charge design'd
By Heaven, he casts the world behind.
He only at God's glory aims,
And lives to serve the Saviour's will;
The love of souls his heart inflames,
He tends the sheep with fervent zeal;
Himself to this one thing applies,
And gives his life in sacrifice.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 10:2: A Pastor good in God's esteem.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5757/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 10:2: A Pastor good in God's esteem.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5757/.
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