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John Wesley Poems - Poems about John Wesley


Premium Member Dairy Farmer's Son
... “Give me 100 preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God; such alone will shake the gates of hell.” - John Wesley While he was at a tent revival with a friend, He......

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Categories: john wesley, blessing, faith, god, gospel,
Form: Rhyme
When Death Knocks On Your Door
...Death walks around like thief in the night looking for someone to start a fight; it knocks on every door with an AK47 rifle in its hand and a barrage of bullets in a container strapped to the carrier......

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Categories: john wesley, children, freedom, memorial, perspective,
Form: Narrative



Beyond the Hills Into the Deep
...I gazed beyond the hills smiling at the daffodils, screaming at the rain as it thundered on my window pane, nature erupts beyond the valley, carrying sticks and stones and fishermen dead bones; they ......

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Categories: john wesley, beauty, character, community, courage,
Form: Free verse
Wesley's Words Inspired This 20220408
...I Why not love God, rather than people, too: the love of Creatures is the way to The Creator II Wesley's hymns include: "Heavenly Adam, Life Divine,/change my nature into Thine,"/ : Risen Jesus......

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Categories: john wesley, christian, good friday, heaven,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Hark the Herald Angels Sing Hymn
...Note: "The original hymn text was written as a "Hymn for Christmas-Day" by Charles Wesley, included in the 1739 John Wesley collection Hymns and Sacred Poems writing, (song) HARK how all the Welkin r......

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Categories: john wesley, angel, bible, celebration, christmas,
Form: Rhyme



Amazing Love - Hymn
..."Amazing love! How can it be that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?" -From the hymn "And can it be that I should gain?" by Charles Wesley Woe is me! The greatest sinner, My sins ......

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Categories: john wesley, inspirational, song,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Got Any Rivers, Hymn
..."Got any rivers you think are un crossable? Got any mountains you cannot tunnel through? God can do what no other power can do". The lyrics to a song by John Wesley, a great revivalist and acco......

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Categories: john wesley, christian, god, song,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Chance Conversation At Osmers Hill 1999 Part 2
...After considering all this I can only come to one conclusion, there can only be one all knowing all powerfull God.' For instance if we consider the Gospel of Matthew chapter 22 verse 13, we see hell......

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Categories: john wesley, appreciation, bible,
Form: Narrative
When the West Was Legend
...Few now look back on those times that are gone When Hoodoo and Rudebaugh rode rough stock; When Clantons and Cowboys carved out Tombstone And the West was legend with Wyatt and Doc. There's Jes......

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Categories: john wesley, nostalgia, remember, , western,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Premium Member Confessions of a Lay Leader
...Periodically, I'm called upon to be the lay leader for the Sunday service. 'Tis an honor, but tho' I've done it often, I'm still somewhat nervous! Seems each time I'm tapped by the Pastor for this ......

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Categories: john wesley, humorous, me, prayer, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Whole Lot of Shaking
.... Elvis Aaron Presley So different from John Wesley ......

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Categories: john wesley, funny, history, life
Form: Clerihew
No God West of Ft. Smith
...There is no Sunday west of St. Louis And no God that’s west of Ft. Smith— So says the frontier adage that’s truest And confirms the last Old West myth. Wild Bill Hickok had him a dead man’s han......

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Categories: john wesley, angst, cowboy-western, history, nostalgia,
Form: Cowboy Poetry

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