Religion

2 Corinthians 4:7: We have this treasure in earthen vessels

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

The treasure of celestial grace,
The riches of true holiness,
In earthen vessels we receive,
When Jesus in our hearts doth live:
Yet when in us He lives alone,
His good we dare not call our own,
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The vessel can no longer claim,
The earth continues still the same.

The power and excellence Divine
In me reveal'd is Christ's, not mine;
His may it still to all appear,
Mine be the sinner's character:
I nothing have whereof to boast,
I, I would sink entirely lost,
Shake off this vile, terrestrial clay,
And mingle with eternal day.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “2 Corinthians 4:7: We have this treasure in earthen vessels.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6858/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “2 Corinthians 4:7: We have this treasure in earthen vessels.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6858/.

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