Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book ‎#403

403. Who shall the Lord's elect condemn?

1 WHO shall the Lord's elect condemn?
'Tis God that justifies their souls;
And mercy, like a mighty stream,
O'er all their sins divinely rolls.

2 He lives! He lives! and sits above,
Forever interceding there:
Who shall divide us from His love,
Or what should tempt us to despair?

3 Shall persecution, or distress,
Famine, or sword, or nakedness?
He who hath loved us bears us through,
And makes us more than conquerors too.

4 Not all that men on earth can do,
Nor powers on high, nor powers below,
Shall cause His mercy to remove,
Or wean our Hearts from Christ, our Love.

Text Information

• First Line: Who shall the Lord's elect condemn?
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1893
• Topic: Reformation
• Notes: I. Watts, a.

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