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XLVII | A Selection of Hymns#XLVIII | XLIX |
Text: | Our Duty to our Neighbor |
Author: | Dr. Gibbons |
1 Thy Sire, and her who brought thee forth,
With all thy mind and might,
Fear, love and serve; so shall thy days
Be numerous, calm, and bright.
2 The blood of man thou shalt not shed,
Its voice will pierce the sky,
And thou by the just laws of heaven
For the dire crime shall die.
3 To thine own couch thou shalt not take
A wife but her thine own:
Vast is the guilt, and on thine head
Heaven darts its vengeance down.
4 Thou shalt not, or from friend or foe,
Take aught by force or stealth;
Thy goods, thy stores must grow from right
Or God will curse thy wealth.
5 No man shalt thou by a false charge,
Or crush or brand with shame:
Dear as thine own, so wills thy God,
Must be his life and name.
6 Thy soul one wish shall not let loose
For that which is not thine;
Live in thy lot, or small or great,
For God has drawn the line.
7 [O may that God, who gave these laws,
Write them on every heart,
That all may feel their living power,
Nor from his paths depart!]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Thy Sire, and her who brought thee forth |
Title: | Our Duty to our Neighbor |
Author: | Dr. Gibbons |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1792 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Scripture: The Law; Duty to God: And our neighbor; Moral Law |