There is no condemnation now

There is no condemnation now for those in Jesus Christ;

You were set free when Christ our Lord his own self sacrificed.

 

For God has done what law in flesh could never hope to do:

The sin that kills is now condemned and no more reigns in you.

 

To live in Holy Spirit's light, it leads to life and peace; 

The mind in Spirit's guiding care finds freedom and release.

 

If resurrecting Spirit dwells in heart and soul and mind, 

With life and hope and peace and joy your self is now designed.

 

All praise Creator's endless love; all praise Redeemer's grace;

All praise Sustainer's guiding care, the Triune God's embrace.

 

 

TEXT: Charles Spence Freeman, June 2023, after Romans 8:1-11.

MUSIC: Tune ST. ANNE, attr. William Croft, 1708.

 

 

Where last week's text needed a yearning, keening folk tune with all sorts of human emotive quality, this week's text is about as declamatory as it gets, and this tune seems just about perfect for the task.