10014 | The Cyber Hymnal#10015 | 10016 |
Text: | When Filthy Passions, Or Unjust |
Tune: | CROWLE |
Composer: | Maurice Greene |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 When filthy passions, or unjust,
Professors’ minds control,
When men give up the reins to lust,
And interest sways the whole;
2 Or when they seek themselves to please,
Decline each thorny road,
Indulge their sloth, consult their ease,
And slight the fear of God.
3 The faith is vain such men profess,
It comes not from above;
The righteous man doth righteousness,
And true faith works by love.
4 Men’s actions with their minds will suit,
By them the heart is viewed,
A tree that bears corrupted fruit,
Cannot be callèd good.
5 The Christian seeks his brother’s good,
Sometimes beyond his own;
Or, if self interest will intrude,
It does not reign alone.
6 Help us, dear Lord, to honor Thee,
Let our good works abound:
Thou art that green, that faithful tree,
From Thee our fruit is found.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | When filthy passions, or unjust |
Title: | When Filthy Passions, Or Unjust |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Author unknown. Appeared in Sion's Melody by John Bailey (London: E. Justins, 1813) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CROWLE |
Composer: | Maurice Greene (1724) |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | f minor |
Source: | James Green's Book of Psalmody, 1724 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | Midi |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer Score |