The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#197

197. God's law demands one living faith

1 God's law demands one living faith,
And not a crowd of lifeless creeds;
Its warrant is a firm "God saith;"
Its claim not words, but living deeds.

2 Yet, Lord, forgive thy holy law
Grows tarnished in our earthly clasp;
Pure in itself, without a flaw,
It dims in our too worldly grasp.

3 Forgive the sacrilege, and take
From every soul the unholy stain,
And help us for thy Son's dear sake,
To keep thy perfect law again.

Text Information

• First Line: God's law demands one living faith
• Author: Anon.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Law of God
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WARREN
• Composer: Virgil C. Taylor
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #212, 101, or 58.