The faith distinct from works is dead,
(Not the true living faith divine,
From whence the fruits of grace proceed)
A mere, fond, empty notion thine,
By fancy form’d with Satan’s aid,
A devilish dream, an hellish shade.
The faith distinct from works is dead
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled “So likewise faith, if it hath not works, is dead in itself.” (Gr.)—[James] ii. 17. Introduced in Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 2 (Bristol: Farley, 1762). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 13 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1872), page 168.
Publishing: Public Domain