Religion

1 Corinthians 8:1: Knowledge howe'er sublime

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 13 (1872)

Religion

Knowledge howe'er sublime
What doth it profit me?
It only aggravates my crime,
Distinct from charity:
On all mankind beside
It tempts me to look down,
And whispers to my learned pride,
That I am wise alone.

But the pure gospel-grace
Whoe'er with Christ receives,
Little, and mean, and vile, and base
In his own eyes he lives:
That simple love Divine
To me, to me be given,
And humble this proud soul of mine,
And then exalt to heaven.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “1 Corinthians 8:1: Knowledge howe'er sublime.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6830/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “1 Corinthians 8:1: Knowledge howe'er sublime.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6830/.

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