Oh, be at peace with God on high

Oh, be at peace with God on high through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Who, for a broken, hateful world his own life sacrificed.

 

By faith alone, and not by law, have we been justified; 

When we were weak, this Son of God laid down his life and died.

 

Through Jesus, we are given this grace in which we live and stand, 

And even in our sufferings, that hope is still at hand.

 

This hope will never disappoint with God's love in our heart;

From Holy Spirit's comfort, we will never be apart.

 

 

TEXT: Charles Spence Freeman, June 2023, after portions of Romans 5:1-8

MUSIC: Suggested tune DETROIT, from Supplement to Kentucky Harmony, 1820.

 

 

I guess as long as I'm preaching in Romans, I'm going to be at least trying to come up with some hymn texts that make the trip through that epistle as well. The text, like "Lord, show us a faith" written about a week ago, does not try to make an exact duplicate of Paul's words, but hopefully lets them find their way into a tune to sing.