Religion
1 John: Righteous as my God am
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 13 (1872)
Religion
Righteous as my God am I?
No; but His reverse I am,
All pretence to good deny,
Every righteous work disclaim,
One I never yet have done,
Righteous is my God alone.
But canst Thou account me just,
And yet never make me so?
Grafted into Christ, I trust
Holy as the Root to grow;
Holy then my works shall be,
Then my fruit is found of Thee.
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Wesley, Charles. “1 John: Righteous as my God am.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/7112/.
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