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The Open Hymnal · No. 173 · Words: Matthias Loy · Tune: Erhalt Uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
The Law Of God Is Good And Wise
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A Lutheran hymn by Matthias Loy (1863) expounding the threefold use of God's law: to reveal His will, to convict sinners of their guilt, and to guide the redeemed in righteous living.
Verse 1
The law of God is good and wise,
And sets His will before our eyes,
Shows us the way of righteousness,
And dooms to death when we transgress.
Verse 2
Its light of holiness imparts The knowledge of our sinful hearts,
That we may see our lost estate And seek deliv'rance ere too late.
Verse 3
To those who help in Christ have found And would in works of love abound It shows what deeds are His delight And should be done as good and right.
Verse 4
When men the offered help disdain And willfully in sin remain,
Its terror in their ear resounds And keeps their wickedness in bounds.
Verse 5
The law is good,
but since the fall Its holiness condemns us all;
It dooms us for our sin to die And has no pow'r to justify.
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