Religion
John 5:28: We must speak on, forbid by all
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
We must speak on, forbid by all,
And preach salvation in this name,
By Jesus' own command we call
On every soul, Behold the Lamb.'
We teach according to His will
The faithful acceptable word,
And long the universe to fill
With the pure doctrine of our Lord.
By countless acts of wickedness
The Prince of life ye seized and slew,
The Man from heaven who bought our peace
We surely charge His death on you:
Ye murderers of incarnate God
Ye speak the thing by us design'd,
We mean to bring His sprinkled blood
On you, ourselves, and all mankind.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 5:28: We must speak on, forbid by all.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6245/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 5:28: We must speak on, forbid by all.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6245/.
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