The Law of God Is Good and Wise

The law of God is good and wise

And sets His will be­fore our eyes

Shows us the way of right­eous­ness

And dooms to death when we trans­gress.

Its light of ho­li­ness im­parts

The know­ledge of our sin­ful hearts

That we may see our lost es­tate

And seek de­li­ver­ance ere too late.

To those who help in Christ have found

And would in works of love abound

It shows what deeds are His de­light

And should be done as good and right.

When men the of­fered help dis­dain

And will­ful­ly in sin remain

Its ter­ror in their ear re­sounds

And keeps their wick­ed­ness in bounds.

The law is good

but since the fall

Its ho­li­ness con­demns us all;

It dooms us for our sin to die

And has no pow­er to jus­ti­fy.

To Je­sus we for re­fuge flee

Who from the curse has set us free

And hum­bly wor­ship at His throne

Saved by His grace through faith alone.