Religion

John 5:29: We ought to obey God rather than men

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

When man presumes a law to' enjoin
Which contradicts the laAV Divine,
Shall we a moment doubting stay
Which to reject and which obey?
Or bold before the world avow
To God's, not man's commands we bow.

Zeal to prefer our Maker's will
With modest confidence shall fill,
Shall own, in all our gestures seen,
That we who have with Jesus been
His will. our only rule receive,
Or die for Him by whom we live.

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Wesley, Charles. “John 5:29: We ought to obey God rather than men.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6246/.

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Wesley, Charles. “John 5:29: We ought to obey God rather than men.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6246/.

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