Text: | Sixth Command |
1 Tho', Lord, our hands have not been stain'd
With human blood, by thee restrain'd,
Yet O what seeds of murder wrought
In each revengeful word or thought!
2 Condemen'd, we fall before thy face,
Our only refuge is thy grace;
O wash our souls from ev'ry sin,
And make our guilty conscience clean.
3 Let clamour, wrath and war begone,
Let bitter words no more be known;
Envy and spite forever cease,
Among the saints, the sons of peace.
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First Line: | Tho', Lord, our hands have not been stain'd |
Title: | Sixth Command |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1789 |
Topic: | Heidelberg Catechism: Sixth Command |