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Romans 12:3: Jesus, to me vouchsafe the grace
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 13 (1872)
Jesus, to me vouchsafe the grace
Of jealous self-mistrusting fear,
And then the vigilant faithfulness
To warn Thy flock of danger near,
ROAD RAN OA AAD A ARAR RAR
That all may cautiously go on,
Nor glory in a state unknown.
Not one of all Thy saints but needs
The warning salutary word:
Even grace the pride of nature feeds,
Forgetful of our gracious Lord
If once we in our gifts delight,
And arrogate the Giver's right.
Wherefore let every soul beware,
Nor think above what God hath done,
Nor pompously his state declare,
But magnify the Lord alone,
And thus his faith's true measure prove
By soberness of humble love.
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MLA
Wesley, Charles. “Romans 12:3: Jesus, to me vouchsafe the grace.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6803/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Romans 12:3: Jesus, to me vouchsafe the grace.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6803/.
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