Appendix, Containing a Number of Hymns, Taken Chiefly from Dr. Watts's Scripture Collection ‎#XXI

XXI. Thus saith the first, the great Command

1 Thus saith the first, the great Command,
"Let all thy inward Pow'rs unite
"To love thy Maker, and thy God
"With utmost Vigour and Delight.
2 "Then shall thy Neighbour next in place
"Share thine Affections and Esteem,
"And let thy Kindness to thy self
"Measure and rule thy Love to him."

3 This is the Sense that Moses spoke,
This did the Prophets preach and prove;
For Want of this the Law is broke,
And the whole Law's fulfill'd by love.
4 But O! how base our Passions are!
How cold our Charity and Zeal!
Lord, fill our Souls with heav'nly Fire,
Or we shall ne'er perform thy Will.

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• First Line: Thus saith the first, the great Command
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1760
• Scripture:
  Matthew 22:37-40

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