Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#182

182. The law of God is good and wise

1 The Law of God is good and wise
And sets His will before our eyes,
Shows us the way of righteousness,
And dooms to death when we transgress.

2 Its light of holiness imparts
The knowledge of our sinful hearts
That we may see our lost estate
And seek deliv'rance ere too late.

3 To those who help in Christ have found
And would in works of love abound,
It shows what deeds are His delight
And should be done as good and right.

4 When men the offered help disdain
And dead in sin and woe remain;
Its terror in their ear resounds
And keeps their wickedness in bounds.

5 The law is good; but since the fall
Its holiness condemns us all:
It dooms us for our sin to die,
And has no power to justify.

6 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
• Author: Rev. Matthias Loy, D. D. (1880)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Word; Fourth Sunday after Epiphany; Fourth Sunday in Lent; Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity; Sixth Sunday after Trinity; Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: RETREAT
• Composer: Thomas Hastings, Mus. Doc. (1840)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.