Religion

Scripture can't be broken

by Benjamin Keach 1640–1704

From Spiritual Melody (1691), Part IV

Religion

THe Scripture broken cannot be,
Let Men think what they will,
Such, such is their veracity,
God will his Word fulfill.

Whatever thou, O Lord, hast said,
Accomplished shall be;
No Promise past, nor Threat delay'd,
No Soul shall ever see;

Because they are Diuine we know,
Of such Authority,
That they from thee alone do flow,
Who will not, cannot lye.

Let Saints therefore rejoyce and sing,
For they from hence may see
Great comfort unto them does spring
To all eternity;

For what thou hast, Lord, promised
To such who do believe,
As 'tis contained in thy Word,
The same they shall receive:

But wo unto all wicked Ones,
Their doom appears hereby;
For if they live and die in sin,
In Hell they all must lye.

All praise to thee, O God, alone,
Whose Word we know shall stand;
Let all such sing who it believe,
And yield to thy commmand,

Who will do all, and do no more
Than written they do see,
These, these shall sing, and thee adore
Unto eternity.

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Hymn 93 in the source

MLA

Keach, Benjamin. “Scripture can't be broken.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/keach/94/.

Chicago

Keach, Benjamin. “Scripture can't be broken.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/keach/94/.

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