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Text:Sixth Command

H40. Sixth Command

1 Tho', Lord, our hands have not been stain'd
With human blood, by thee restrain'd,
Yet O what seeds of murder wrought
In each revengeful word or thought!

2 Condemen'd, we fall before thy face,
Our only refuge is thy grace;
O wash our souls from ev'ry sin,
And make our guilty conscience clean.

3 Let clamour, wrath and war begone,
Let bitter words no more be known;
Envy and spite forever cease,
Among the saints, the sons of peace.

Text Information
First Line: Tho', Lord, our hands have not been stain'd
Title: Sixth Command
Language: English
Publication Date: 1789
Topic: Heidelberg Catechism: Sixth Command
Notes: Public Domain.
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