English poem
Hymn CL. Common Metre. Sincerity
by Anonymous
Let those who bear the christian name Their promises fulfil, The saints, the followers of the Lamb, Are men of honour still.
True to the solemn oaths they take Tho' to their hurt they swear; Constant and just to all they speak, For God and angels hear.
Still with their lips, their hearts agree, Nor flattering words devise: They know the God of truth can see Thro' every false disguise.
They hate th' appearance of a lie In all the shapes it wears; And God has promis'd, when they die, Eternal life is theirs.
Lo, from afar the Lord descends And brings the judgment down; He bids his saints, his faithful friends, Rise and possess their crown.
More by Anonymous
- Hymn CIII. Common Metre. Walking in Darkness and Trusting in God
- Hymn CIV. Common Metre. The Angels' Song at the Birth of Christ
- HYMN CIV. For me to die is Gain. Phil. 1.21
- Hymn CIX. Common Metre. The Song of Moses and the Lamb
- Hymn CLII. Common Metre. On the Death of a Child
- Hymn CLIII. Long Metre. Life and Death
- Hymn CLIX. Short Metre. The Promise to Believers and their Children
- Hymn CLVI. Long Metre. Storm and Thunder