Religion

Acts 25:23: Paul was brought forth

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Brought before kings, he stands,
A greater king than they,
Who o'er sea-sever'd lands
Extend their awful sway,
The saint arraign'd by faith we own
Greater than Ccesar on his throne.

A king to God above
He bears His image here,
The majesty of love,
The Saviour's character,
Superior dignity maintains,
And by the cross of Jesus reigns.
No time the prisoner needs
For trial to prepare,
Who Jesu's promise pleads
In faith's unceasing pra

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Wesley, Charles. “Acts 25:23: Paul was brought forth.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6710/.

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Wesley, Charles. “Acts 25:23: Paul was brought forth.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6710/.

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