Religion

Hebrews 1:14: Wuicu of the petty kings of earth

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Wuicu of the petty kings of earth
Can boast a guard like ours,
Encircled from the second birth
With all the heavenly powers?
Myriads of bright cherubic bands
Sent by the King of kings,
Rejoice to bear us in their hands,
And shade us with their wings.

With them we march securely on
Throughout /mmanuel's ground,
And not an uncommission'd stone
Our sacred feet shall wound.
No enemy shall our souls ensnare,
No casual evil grieve;
Nor can we lose a single hair,
Without a Father's leave.

Angels, where'er we go, attend
Our steps, whate'er betide,
With watchful care their charge attend,
And evil turn aside:
A sudden thought to' escape the blow,
A ready help we find:
And to their secret presence owe
The presence of our mind.

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Hebrews 1:14: Wuicu of the petty kings of earth.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6981/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Hebrews 1:14: Wuicu of the petty kings of earth.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6981/.

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