Trinity Hymnal ‎#448

448. Jehovah's perfect law

1 Jehovah's perfect law
Restores the soul again;
His testimony sure
Gives wisdom unto men;
The precepts of the Lord are right,
And fill the heart with great delight.

2 The Lord's commands are pure,
They light and joy restore;
Jehovah's fear is clean,
Enduring evermore;
His statutes, let the world confess,
Are wholly truth and righteousness.

3 They are to be desired Above the finest gold;
Than honey from the comb
More sweetness far they hold;
With warnings they thy servant guard,
In keeping them is great reward.

4 His errors who can know?
Cleanse me from hidden stain;
Keep me from wilful sins,
Nor let them o'er me reign;
And then I upright shall appear
And be from great transgressions clear.

5 When thou dost search my life,
May all my thoughts within
And all the words I speak
Thy full approval win.
O Lord, thou art a rock to me,
And my Redeemer thou shalt be.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jehovah's perfect law
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 19:7-14
• Topic: Christian Life: The Law of God; God: Refuge; Heart: Searched; Law of God; Sanctification; Self-Examination
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: HADDAM
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1822)
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.
• Key: C Major