Religion
John 16:31: Thou shall be saved, and thy house
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
All, except the children? No:
Them the Lord will not accept
Members of His church below,
For His heavenly kingdom kept.
Who would helpless infants wrong?
Through the consecrating blood
Infants all to Christ belong,
Infants all are dear to God.
Happy prisoner of the Lord
Who his persecutors wins,
Souls redeems through Jesus' word,
Sinners looses from their sins!
Paid for all his toil and pain,
Minister of saving love,
Greater joy he cannot gain
Till he finds his place above.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 16:31: Thou shall be saved, and thy house.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6508/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 16:31: Thou shall be saved, and thy house.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6508/.
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