You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By

There’s a God who’s stand­ing

At Heav­en’s door;

He’s look­ing this uni­verse o’er;

And He sees each mor­tal

With a search­ing eye:

You can’t do wrong and get by.

You can’t do wrong and get by

No mat­ter how hard you may try;

Nothing hid­den can be

Everything He doth see;

You can’t do wrong and get by.

Out in­to the dark­ness

You alone may go

And seeds for the wick­ed one sow;

But an eye is watch­ing

From the throne on high:

You can’t do wrong and get by.

Yes

He knows your sec­rets

Ev­ery­thing you do;

He knows that your life is un­true;

You can ne’er de­ceive Him

There’s no use to try

You can’t do wrong and get by.