A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#277

277. Who shall ascend thy heav'nly place

1 Who shall ascend thy heav'nly place,
Great God, and dwell before thy face?
The man who loves religion now,
And humbly walk with God below;

2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean,
Whose lips shall speak the things they mean.
No slanders dwell upon his tongue;
He hates to do a neighbor wrong.

3 He will not trust an ill report,
Nor vent it to his neighbour's hurt;
Sinners of state he can despise,
But saints are honour'd in his eyes.

4 Firm to his word he ever stood,
And always makes his promise good:
Nor will he change the thing he swears,
Whatever pain or loss he bears.

5 He never deals in bribing gold,
And mourns that justice should be sold.
If others vex and grind the poor,
Sweet charity attends his door.

6 He loves his enemies, and prays
For those that curse him to his face;
And doth to all men still the same,
That he could hope or wish from them.

7 Yet, when his holiest works are done,
His soul depends on grace alone.
This is the man thy face shall see,
And dwell for ever, Lord! with thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Who shall ascend thy heav'nly place
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: The Christian Character and Life, In General
• Notes: Public Domain.

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