The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#374

374. In vain we seek for peace with God

1 In vain we seek for peace with God
By methods of our own:
No other plea than Jesus' blood
Can bring us near the throne.

2 The threatenings of the broken law
Impress the soul with dread;
If God his sword of vengeance draw,
It strikes the spirit dead.

3 But thine illustrious sacrifice
Hath answered these demands,
And peace and pardon from the skies
Are offered by thy hands.

4 'Tis by thy death we live, O Lord!
'Tis on thy cross we rest:
Forever be thy love adored,
Thy name forever blessed.

Text Information

• First Line: In vain we seek for peace with God
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Christ the Way of Life
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MONSON
• Composer: S. R. Brown
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #399, 446, or 201.