Hymn 1:35 [Let Those Who Bear The Christian Name]

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Title:     Hymn 1:35 [Let Those Who Bear The Christian Name]
Author: Isaac Watts [More Titles by Watts]

Truth, sincerity, &c. Phil. 4. 8.

Let those who bear the Christian name
Their holy vows fulfil:
The saints, the followers of the Lamb,
Are men of honour still.

True to the solemn oath they take,
Tho' 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 flattering words devise,
They know the God of truth can see
Thro' every false disguise.

They hate th' appearance of a lie
In all the shapes it wears;
They live the 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.

[The end]
Isaac Watts's Poem: Hymn 1:35 [Let Those Who Bear The Christian Name]

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