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Text:The Law of God Is Good and Wise
Author:Matthias Loy, 1828-1915
Tune:ERHALT UNS, HERR

287. The Law of God Is Good and Wise

1 The law of God is good and wise;
It sets his will before our eyes,
Shows us the way of righteousness,
But dooms to death when we transgress.

2 The law is good, but since the fall
Its holiness condemns us all;
It dooms us for our sins to die
And has no pow'r to justify.

3 Its light of holiness imparts
The knowledge of our sinful hearts
That we may see our lost estate
And seek relief before too late.

4 To Jesus we for refuge flee,
Who from the curse has set us free,
And humbly worship at his throne,
Saved by his grace through faith alone.

Text Information
First Line: The law of God is good and wise
Title: The Law of God Is Good and Wise
Author: Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 (abr., alt.)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Word of God
Tune Information
Name: ERHALT UNS, HERR
Meter: LM
Key: e minor
Source: Klug, Geistliche Lieder zu Wittemberg, Wittenberg, 1543, alt.



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