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[Oh we boast us of our law]
“Not the hearers of the law are just
before God, but the doers of the law shall
be justified.”—Rom. ii. 13.
Oh we boast us of our law,
Glory in our gospel light,
Pity those who cannot draw
Fresh the living water bright;
We are favoured, we are blest,
We have heard the joyful sound,
We are sons of God confessed,
We are free who once were bound;
Bless the Lord who unto us
Is in mercy plenteous.
Glory in our gospel light,
Pity those who cannot draw
Fresh the living water bright;
We are favoured, we are blest,
We have heard the joyful sound,
We are sons of God confessed,
We are free who once were bound;
Bless the Lord who unto us
Is in mercy plenteous.
Ah! but what if we are still
Walking on in sinful ways,
Keeping a rebellious will,
Lusting for the world's poor praise?
What, if we are growing old,
None the wiser for the rod?
What if we have faith in gold,
Not in either man or God?
Shall we praise the Lord that we
Have nor faith nor charity?
Walking on in sinful ways,
Keeping a rebellious will,
Lusting for the world's poor praise?
What, if we are growing old,
None the wiser for the rod?
What if we have faith in gold,
Not in either man or God?
Shall we praise the Lord that we
Have nor faith nor charity?
Not the hearer of the word,
But the doer, he is just.
He who, knowing not the Lord,
Keepeth yet his soul from rust,
He who doeth what is right,
Bravely stands by what is true,
Faithful to his inner light,
Dark although it seem to you—
He is nearer God than they
Who know the truth, and disobey.
But the doer, he is just.
He who, knowing not the Lord,
Keepeth yet his soul from rust,
He who doeth what is right,
Bravely stands by what is true,
Faithful to his inner light,
Dark although it seem to you—
He is nearer God than they
Who know the truth, and disobey.
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