Religion
John 17:14: I have given t hem Thy word; and 'the world, &c
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Who first received the1 engrafted word,
Thy followers by the world abhorr'd,
By patience and obedience show'd
The faith which through Thy sayings came,
And gloried in their Master's shame
Undaunted confessors of God:
Thy marks were in their bodies seen:
The filth and offscouring of men
Thy badge and daily cross they bore.
And still whoe'er belong to Thee
Detested by the world must be,
Till time and sin shall be no more.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 17:14: I have given t hem Thy word; and 'the world, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5995/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 17:14: I have given t hem Thy word; and 'the world, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5995/.
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