The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11691

11691. By Willful Sin The Man Who Wrongs

1 By willful sin the man who wrongs
Himself, his neighbor, or His God,
To Satan, not to Christ belongs;
He knows not that atoning blood,
Nor sees the great Invisible,
But sleeps within the mouth of hell.

2 The man by faith who truly lives,
And strives his faithfulness t’approve,
Employs the talents he receives
In all the toils of humble love,
May cry with confidence divine,
"I am my God’s, and He is mine!"

Text Information

• First Line: By willful sin the man who wrongs
• Title: By Willful Sin The Man Who Wrongs
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns on Select Passages of Holy Scripture, (Bristol, England: E. Farley, 1762) Vol. II
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MELITA
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain