Let those who bear the Christian name

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This is an hymn by Isaac Watts, 1707, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Hymn 35 Part 2 of Book 1. Meter is 86. 86 (C.M.).

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1. Let those who bear the Christian name
Their holy vows fulfill;
The saints, the followers of the Lamb,
Are men of honor still.

2. True to the solemn oaths they take,
Though to their hurt they swear;
Constant and just to all they speak,
For God and angels hear.

 

3. Still with their lips their hearts agree,
Nor flattering words devise;
They know the God of truth can see
Through every false disguise.

4. They hate the appearance of a lie
In all the shapes it wears;
They live in truth, and when they die,
Eternal life is theirs.

 

5. While hypocrites and liars fly
Before the Judge's frown,
His faithful friends, who fear a lie,
Receive the immortal crown.

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