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HOWE’ER THE NICOLAITANS CLAIM

Scripture Verse

Thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, 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 (🔊 ).

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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.