 | I. |
| II. |
| III. |
| IV. |
| V. |
| VI. |
| VII. |
| VIII. |
| IX. |
 | X. |
|
|
| XI. |
| XII. |
| XIII. |
 | CHAPTER II. The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley |  |
1182.
[A sign admired by Thy redeem'd]
And for a sign which shall be spoken against.
—ii. 34.
A sign admired by Thy redeem'd
Precious to every faithful heart,
But contradicted and blasphemed
By worldly infidels Thou art,
Who dare Thy Deity deny
And all Thy heavenly truths decry.
Precious to every faithful heart,
But contradicted and blasphemed
By worldly infidels Thou art,
Who dare Thy Deity deny
And all Thy heavenly truths decry.
The manger mean, and bleeding cross,
Thy birth and passion they gainsay,
Thy maxims pure, and gracious laws,
And will not own Thy righteous sway,
But plead for that old hellish liar,
And harden'd in their sins expire.
Thy birth and passion they gainsay,
122
And will not own Thy righteous sway,
But plead for that old hellish liar,
And harden'd in their sins expire.
Yet every tongue at last shall own,
And God the awful Judge declare,
When seated on Thy righteous throne
Thou doom'st the wicked at Thy bar
Justly consign'd to their own place,
For ever banish'd from Thy face.
And God the awful Judge declare,
When seated on Thy righteous throne
Thou doom'st the wicked at Thy bar
Justly consign'd to their own place,
For ever banish'd from Thy face.
| CHAPTER II. The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley | |