A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship 56. Sin hath a thousand treacherous arts

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship‎#56

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The Deceitfulness of Sin

1 Sin hath a thousand treacherous arts
To practise on the mind;
With flattering looks she tempts our hearts,
But leaves a sting behind.

2 With names of virtue she deceives
The aged and the young;
And while the heedless wretch believes,
She makes his fetters strong.

3 She pleads for all the joys she brings,
And gives a fair pretence;
But cheats the soul of heavenly things,
And chains it down to sense.

4 So on a tree divinely fair,
Grew the forbidden food;
Our mother took the poison there,
And tainted all her blood.

Text Information
First Line:	Sin hath a thousand treacherous arts
Title:	The Deceitfulness of Sin
Meter:	C. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1845
Topic:	Fall and Depravity of Man