448 | Trinity Hymnal#449 | 450 |
Text: | The law of God is good and wise |
Author: | Matthias Loy |
Tune: | ERHALT UNS, HERR |
1 The law of God is good and wise
And sets his will before our eyes,
Shows us the way of righteousness,
And dooms to death when we transgress.
2 Its light of holiness imparts
The knowledge of our sinful hearts
That we may see our lost estate
And seek deliv'rance ere too late.
3 To those who help in Christ have found
And would in works of love abound
It shows what deeds are his delight
And should be done as good and right.
4 When men the offered help disdain
And wilfully in sin remain,
Its terror in their ear resounds
And keeps their wickedness in bounds.
5 The law is good; but since the fall
Its holiness condemns us all;
It dooms us for our sin to die
And has no pow'r to justify.
6 To Jesus we for refuge flee,
Who from the curse has set us free,
And humbly worship at his throne,
Saved by his grace through faith alone.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The law of God is good and wise |
Author: | Matthias Loy (1863) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1961 |
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Topic: | Christ: Refuge; Christian Life: The Law of God; Faith: Justification by(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ERHALT UNS, HERR |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | e minor |
Source: | Geistliche Lieder, Wittenberg, 1548 |