The Voice of Praise ‎#360

360. Ah, how shall fallen man

1 Ah, how shall fallen man
Be just before his God?
If he contend in righteousness,
We fall beneath his rod.

2 If he our ways should mark
With strict, inquiring eyes,
Could we, for one of thousand faults,
A just excuse devise?

3 All-seeing, powerful God,
Who can with these contend?
Or who that tries th' unequal strife,
Shall prosper in the end?

4 The mountains, in thy wrath,
Their ancient seats forsake;
The trembling earth deserts her place,
Her rooted pillars shake.

5 Ah, how shall guilty man
Contend with such a God?
None, none can meet him and escape,
But through the Saviour's blood!

Text Information

• First Line: Ah, how shall fallen man
• Author: Watts
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Job 4:17
  ;
  Job 9:1-10
  ;
  Psalm 130:3
  ;
  Psalm 143:3
  ;
  Romans 8:8
• Topic: The Christian System: Human Depravity; Man Guilty

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