Religion
1 Peter 5:0: Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty, &c
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 13 (1872)
Myse.F I fain would humble, Lord,
Under Thy mighty hand;
I cannot bear the trying word,
Or in Thy judgment stand.
Thy vengeful wrath's resistless power
I tremble to confess;
And prostrate in the dust adore
Thy awful righteousness.
The body and the deathless soul
Thou canst destroy in hell,
Long as eternal ages roll,
Which I deserve to feel:
Myself to Zophet I condemn:
And now, if Thou require
The rigid penalty extreme,
I sink into the fire.
Hums Le myself! it cannot be,
But by a power derived from Thee:
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Wesley, Charles. “1 Peter 5:0: Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/7086/.
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Wesley, Charles. “1 Peter 5:0: Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/7086/.
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