Scripture Verse

Thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. Revelation 2:6

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 808.

Music: Lest We For­get George F. Blan­chard, 1898 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Blan­chard (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Howe’er the Nicolaitans claim
Our God for theirs with lips impure,
And boast thro’ faith in Je­su’s name
Their pardon and sal­va­tion sure,
Vain boasters who with sin comply,
Their actions give their lips the lie.

No lot or part with us have they
Who slight the Fa­ther and the Son,
Demonstrate, while they disobey,
That God they ne­ver yet have known,
Or washed from their old sins in vain,
Have to their vomit turned again.