Religion

Acts 9:39: All the widows stood by him weeping, ami, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

When I have run my earthly race,
Lord, I want no greater praise
If Thy true worshippers
Their momentary loss deplore,
And widows desolate and poor
Embalm me with their tears.

Till then I would my hands employ
Serving them with humblest joy,
And warmest charity;
For taught of God I surely know
That ministering to saints below
I clothe and cherish Thee.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 9:39: All the widows stood by him weeping, ami, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6350/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 9:39: All the widows stood by him weeping, ami, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6350/.

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