The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16456

16456. You Can't Do Wrong And Get By

1 There’s a God who’s stand­ing
At Hea­ven’s door;
He’s look­ing this uni­verse o’er;
And He sees each mor­tal
With a search­ing eye:
You can’t do wrong and get by.

Refrain:
You can’t do wrong and get by,
No mat­ter how hard you may try;
Nothing hid­den can be,
Everything He doth see;
You can’t do wrong and get by.

2 Out in­to the dark­ness
You alone may go,
And seeds for the wick­ed one sow;
But an eye is watch­ing
From the throne on high:
You can’t do wrong and get by. [Refrain]

3 Yes, He knows your sec­rets,
Ev­ery­thing you do;
He knows that your life is un­true;
You can ne’er de­ceive Him,
There’s no use to try,
You can’t do wrong and get by. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There’s a God who’s stand­ing
• Title: You Can't Do Wrong And Get By
• Author: Lethal Albert Ellis (1929)
• Refrain First Line: You can’t do wrong and get by
• Language: English
• Source: Crowning Hymns No. 10, Atlanta: Morris-Hanson, 1930)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There’s a God who’s stand­ing]
• Composer: Lethal Albert Ellis
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain