Religion
John 13:30: And it was night
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
Horrible night for murder made!
Beneath whose execrable shade
Demons their treason hide!
Betray'd was God's eternal Son,
The darkest deed that e'er was done,
The blackest parricide!
Most lovely night with blessings crown'd!
When Jesus sold, the ransom found,
Consenting to be slain!
The brightest deed that e'er was done!
lie made our foulest sins His own,
He gave His life for man!
He left on this auspicious night
The death-commemorating rite
Which life Divine imparts.
The feast which all our wants relieves,
And Christ with all His fulness gives
Into our longing hearts.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “John 13:30: And it was night.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5885/.
Chicago
Wesley, Charles. “John 13:30: And it was night.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5885/.
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