Religion

John 5:11: And great fear came upon all the church

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)

Religion

Thou, Lord, art greatly to be fear'd,
And dost our homage claim;
Thou wilt be by Thy saints revered,
By all that know Thy name:
Thy judgments keep the church in awe,
Even those who sweetly prove
Wrote on their hearts the perfect law
Of liberty and love.

Here a true specimen we see
A church in its integrity
Call'd by the gospel-word,
Distinguish'd from the sinful race,
By faith and the baptismal grace,
drafted into its Lord.

Inspired and actuated by love
To set their hearts on things above
By Jesus' Spirit led,
In fellowship of every kind
Compacted close, and disciplined
By hypocrites struck dead.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “John 5:11: And great fear came upon all the church.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6232/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “John 5:11: And great fear came upon all the church.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6232/.

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