The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9643

9643. Blessed Redeemer, How Divine

1 Blessèd Redeemer, how divine
How righteous is this rule of Thine!
"To do to all men just the same"
As we expect or wish from them.

2 This golden lesson, short and plain,
Gives not the mind nor memory pain,
And every conscience must approve
This universal law of love.

3 How blessed would every nation be,
Thus ruled by love and equity!
All would be friends without a foe,
And form a paradise below.

4 Jesus, forgive us, that we keep
Thy sacred law of love asleep;
No more let envy, wrath and pride,
But Thy blessed maxims be our guide.

Text Information

• First Line: Blessed Redeemer, how divine
• Title: Blessed Redeemer, How Divine
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, 1707
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ALSTONE
• Composer: Christopher Edwin Willing (1868)
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major
• Source: Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1868
• Copyright: Public Domain