
Author: Watts Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #360 (1873) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 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! Topics: The Christian System Human Depravity; Man Guilty Scripture: Job 4:17
Ah, how shall fallen man