The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#381

381. God's holy law, transgressed

1 God's holy law, transgressed,
Speaks nothing but despair;
Burdened with guilt, with grief oppressed,
We find no comfort there.

2 Not all our groans and tears,
Nor works which we have done,
Nor vows, nor promises, nor prayers,
Can e'er for sin atone.

3 Relief alone is found
In Jesus' precious blood;
'Tis this that heals the mortal wound,
And reconciles to God.

4 High lifted on the cross,
The spotless Victim dies;
This is salvation's only source,
Whence all our hopes arise.

Text Information

• First Line: God's holy law, transgressed
• Author: Benjamin Beddome
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Christ the Way of Life
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SHAWMUT
• Arranger: Lowell Mason
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #89, 403, or 11.