Text: | Far let me flee from worldly sin |
Translator: | John Brownlie |
I
Far let me flee from worldly sin,
Nor look behind, but onward press;
Lest the deceit that lurks within,
Should link the soul to worldliness.
II
Ah! whither shall I flee, my God?
There is no refuge but in Thee,
And Thy command exceeding broad,
Condemns my soul’s perversity.
III
But in Thy grace my troubled soul
Would find forgiveness freely given;
And in Thy Spirit’s firm control,
A power to lift me nearer heaven.
IV
Thus shall I flee from worldly sin,
Nor look behind, but onward press,
And daily fight, and daily win
The rich reward of righteousness.
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First Line: | Far let me flee from worldly sin |
Title: | Far let me flee from worldly sin |
Greek Title: | πόῤῥω ἐκφευξώμεθα κόσμου, ἅπαν τὸ ἁμάρτημα |
Translator: | John Brownlie (1911) |
Meter: | 8,8,8,8 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1911 |
Topic: | Penitence and Love |