Hymn 1:38 [Blessed Redeemer How Divine]

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Title:     Hymn 1:38 [Blessed Redeemer How Divine]
Author: Isaac Watts [More Titles by Watts]

The universal law of equity. Matt. 8. 12.

Blessed Redeemer how divine,
How righteous is this rule of thine,
"To do to all men just the same
"As we expect or wish from them."

This golden lesson, short and plain,
Gives not the mind nor memory pain;
And every conscience must approve
This universal law of love.

How blest would every nation be,
Thus rul'd by love and equity!
All would be friends without a foe,
And form a paradise below.

Jesus, forgive us, that we keep
Thy sacred law of love asleep,
No more let envy, wrath, and pride,
But thy blest maxims be our guide.

[The end]
Isaac Watts's Poem: Hymn 1:38 [Blessed Redeemer How Divine]

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