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Text:Our Duty to God
Author:Dr. Gibbons

XLVII. Our Duty to God

1 That God, who made the worlds on high,
And air, and earth, and sea,
Own as thy God, and to his name
In homage bow the knee.

2 Let not a shape which hands have wrought
Of wood, or clay, or stone,
Be deem'd thy God, nor think him like
Aught thou hast seen or known.

3 Take not in vain the name of God:
Nor must thou ever dare,
To make thy falshood pass for truth,
By his dread name to swear.

4 That day on which he bids thee rest
From toil, to pray, and praise,
That day, keep holy to the Lord,
And consecrate it rays.

5 O may that God, who gave these laws,
Write them on every heart,
That all may feel their living power,
Nor from his paths depart!

Text Information
First Line: That God, who made the worlds on high
Title: Our Duty to God
Author: Dr. Gibbons
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1792
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Topic: Scripture: The Law; Duty to God; Moral Law (1 more...)
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