Not the malicious or profane
by Isaac Watts·1707·Meter 8.6.8.6 (CM)
Based on 1 Cor 6:10,11.
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Not the malicious or profane,
The wanton or the proud,
Nor thieves, nor sland'rers, shall obtain
Tue kingdom of our God.
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Surprising grace! and such were we
By nature and by sin,
Heirs of immortal misery,
Unholy and unclean.
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But we are washed in Jesus' blood,
We're pardoned through his name;
And the good Spirit of our God
Has sanctified our frame.
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O for a persevering power
To keep thy just commands
We would defile our hearts no more,
No more pollute our hands.