Religion
Hymn I.35, Part 2: Truth, sincerity, etc
From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I (1707)
Let those who bear the Christian name
Their holy vows fulfil;
The saints, the followers of the Lamb,
Are men of honor still.
True to the solemn oaths they take,
Though to their hurt they swear;
Constant and just to all they speak,
For God and angels hear.
Still with their lips their hearts agree,
Nor flatt'ring words devise;
They know the God of truth can see
Through every false disguise.
They hate th' appearance of a lie
In all the shapes it wears;
They live in truth, and when they die,
Eternal life is theirs.
While hypocrites and liars fly
Before the Judge's frown,
His faithful friends, who fear a lie,
Receive th' immortal crown.
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MLA
Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.35, Part 2: Truth, sincerity, etc.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/385/.
Chicago
Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.35, Part 2: Truth, sincerity, etc.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/385/.
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