Religion
Acts 24:26: How soon a miser's fears are past
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Religion
How soon a miser's fears are past,
How transient his remorse within!
Pangs of repentance cannot last
While Felix cherishes his sin:
The love of gold and beastly vice
Destroys the work but just begun,
It stops his ears, puts out his eyes,
And turns again his heart to stone.
Cite this poem
MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Acts 24:26: How soon a miser's fears are past.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6697/.
Chicago
Wesley, Charles. “Acts 24:26: How soon a miser's fears are past.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6697/.
Read this poem with the Codex →