Religion

Acts 11:2: Let the true servant of the Lord

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Let the true servant of the Lord
Be blamed for publishing the word
Which God vouchsafes to bless,
Let men from a false zeal gainsay,
And censure on the preacher lay
To balance his success.

Their narrowness of heart they show;
But God permits it should be so
In wisdom and in grace;
Better the Jews should still contend.
Than Jesus' minister commend,
And poison him with praise.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 11:2: Let the true servant of the Lord.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6376/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Acts 11:2: Let the true servant of the Lord.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6376/.

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