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Text:Not the malicious or profane
Author:Isaac Watts

176. Not the malicious or profane

Not the malicious or profane,
The wanton or the proud,
Nor thieves, nor sland'rers, shall obtain
Tue kingdom of our God.

Surprising grace! and such were we
By nature and by sin,
Heirs of immortal misery,
Unholy and unclean.

But we are washed in Jesus' blood,
We're pardoned through his name;
And the good Spirit of our God
Has sanctified our frame.

O for a persevering power
To keep thy just commands
We would defile our hearts no more,
No more pollute our hands.

Text Information
First Line: Not the malicious or profane
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1835
Scripture: ;
Notes: Public Domain.
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