Luke 6:27, 28: Master, if Thee I rightly hear

Master, if Thee I rightly hear,
My faith I by obedience show,
Aim at the perfect character.
And strive to love my deadly foe;
In word and deed, and heart, I love
When strengthen'd with Thy Spirit's might.
And thus the true perfection prove
The length, and breadth, and depth, and height.

Fill'd with the power procured for me
To love whom Thou hast bought with blood,
I long his happiness to see,
To speak, and labour for his good;
This vengeance on my foe I take,
Heap coals of fire upon his head,
Embrace him, Saviour, for Thy sake,
And die a victim in his stead.

His person, not his sin, I love,
His true, not fancied good I seek.
I wish him turn'd to things above,
And to him mild, not meanly speak:
I pray Thee, I.ord, his soul to bless;
For his as for my own I pray,
Prepare us both to see Thy face.
And crown with glory in that day.