Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#355

355. And shall we still be slaves

1 And shall we still be slaves,
And in our fetters lie,
When summon'd by a voice divine
T'assert our liberty?

2 Did the great Saviour bleed,
Our freedom to obtain?
And shall we trample on His blood,
And glory in our chain?

3 Shall we go on to sin,
Because Thy grace abounds;
Or crucify the Lord again,
And open all His wounds?

4 Forbid it, mighty God!
Nor let it e'er be said,
That those for whom Thy Son has died,
In vice are lost and dead.

5 The man that durst despise
The law that Moses brought,
Behold! how terribly he dies
For his presumptuous fault.

6 But sorer vengeance falls
On that rebellious race,
Who hate to hear when Jesus calls,
And dare resist His grace.

Text Information

• First Line: And shall we still be slaves
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: Christians: their life and experience; Holiness; Obedience: prompted by faith; Purity
• Notes: Public Domain.

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