Dagon was fallen upon his face before the ark.
I Samuel 5:3
Idols may triumph for an hour,
But vanquished by almighty power
They to the living God shall bow:
And Dagon stoops to Jesus now;
And ’till an end of sin I see,
Corruption bows to grace—in me.
Selections from Charles Wesley’s Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762)
Compiled by Kevin W. Greene, West End Presbyterian Church Richmond, VA, www.wepc.org
