The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#R47

R47. And shall we then go on to sin

1 And shall we then go on to sin,
that grace may more abound?
Great God, forbid that such a thought
should in our breast be found!
2 When to the sacred font we came,
did not the rite proclaim,
that, wash'd from sin, and all its stains,
new creatures we became?

3 With Christ the Lord we dy'd to sin;
with him to life we rise,
to life, which now begun on earth,
is perfect in the skies.
4 Too long enthrall'd to Satan’s sway,
we now are slaves no more;
for Christ hath vanquish'd death and sin,
our freedom to restore.

Text Information

• First Line: And shall we then go on to sin
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Scripture:
  Romans 6:1-7

Tune Information

• Name: GLOUCESTER
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Source: Ravenscroft's Psalmes, 1621