Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#446

446. So let our lips and lives express

1 So let our lips and lives express
The holy gospel we profess;
So let our works and virtues shine,
To prove the doctrine all divine!

2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad
The honours of our Saviour God,
When the salvation reigns within,
And grace subdues the pow'r of sin.

3 Our flesh and sense must be deny'd,
Passion and envy, lust and pride;
While justice, temp'rance, truth, and love,
Our inward piety approve.

4 Religion bears our spirits up,
While we expect that blessed hope,
The bright appearance of the Lord,
And faith stands leaning on his word.

Text Information

• First Line: So let our lips and lives express
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: Christian experience: The Christian life figuratively described as Taking up the Cross; Christian Holiness

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