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Long ages since its fatal birth
Sin has wrought havoc on our earth;
By it from Eden’s bliss we fell,
And ‘tis the certain road to hell.
It has made man a wretched slave,
And hurried millions to the grave;
War, slavery, vice and crime attest
The awful omnipresent pest.
It brought on man the avenging flood,
it burned the plain where Sodom stood;
it has dragged angels from the sky,
And made the Son of God to die.
When Christians wander, who can know
How far their sin and guilt will go?
Peter, who did His Lord deny,
With oaths confirmed his hateful lie.
See wretched Lord within his cave;
See David of his lusts the slave;
Idols by Solomon adored,
And Jonah fleeing from the Lord.
Sin doth disgrace the Christian’s name,
Loads him with fear, involves in shame;
And causes many a bitter pain
Before his peace returns again.
O God, from evil keep us free,
And make us ever live to thee;
Reign thou our conquered hearts within,
And through thy grace we shall not sin.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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1 Jn 2:1;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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| 1853 | # 322 |
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