Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#XXVIII

XXVIII. Love and Charity

1 Let Pharisees, of high esteem,
Their faith and zeal declare;
All their religion is a dream,
If love be wanting there.

2 Love suffers long with patient eye,
Nor is provok'd in haste;
She lets the present inj'ry die,
And long forgets the past.

3 She lays her own advantage by,
To seek her neighbour's good;
So God's own Son came down to die,
And bought our lives with blood.

4 Love is the grace that keeps her power,
In realms of light above;
There faith and hope are known no more,
But saints forever love.

Text Information

• First Line: Let Pharisees of high esteem
• Title: Love and Charity
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 13:2-7

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