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Text:God's Holy Law Transgressed
Alterer:Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
Tune:ABER
Composer:William Henry Monk
Media:MIDI file

11091. God's Holy Law Transgressed

1 God’s holy law transgressed,
Speaks nothing but despair;
Burdened with guilt, with grief oppressed,
We find no comfort there.

2 Not all our groans and tears,
Nor works which we have done,
Nor vows, nor promises, nor prayers,
Can e’er for sin atone.

3 Relief alone is found
In Jesus’ precious blood;
’Tis this that heals the mortal wound,
And reconciles to God.

4 High lifted on the cross,
The spotless Victim dies;
This is salvation’s only source,
And hence our hopes arise.

Text Information
First Line: God’s holy law transgressed
Title: God's Holy Law Transgressed
Alterer: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship or Family Devotion, by Robert Hall, 1817
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ABER
Composer: William Henry Monk
Meter: SM
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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