Romans 3:31

• [Rom 3:31] No Strength Of Nature Can Suffice

  No strength of nature can suffice To serve the Lord aright; And what she has, she misapplies, For want of clearer light. How long beneath the Law I lay In bondage and distress! I toiled the precept to obey, But toiled without success. Then to abstain from outward sin Was more than I could do; Now, if I feel its power within, I feel I hate it too. Then all my servile works were done A righteousness to raise; Now, freely chosen in the Son, I freely choose His ways. What shall I do was then the word, That I may worthier grow? What shall I render to the Lord? Is my inquiry now. To see the Law by Christ fulfilled, And hear His pardoning voice; Changes a slave into a child, And duty into choice.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

Romans 15:7

• [Rom 15:7] In Homes Where Pride And Splendor

  In homes where pride and splendor Their silken banners flare, In homes where childhood tender Is crushed by every care, Is heard the cry of anguish From many a helpless slave, Where Satan’s captives languish, And only Christ can save. What tho’ our flag in glory Floats over freedom’s land, While degradation’s story Is writ on every hand, While in the marts of labor, In lordly halls of state, The Christlike love of neighbor Is lost in greed and hate? Shall we, to whom is given For sin the only cure, Vouchsafed to earth by Heaven, While nations shall endure; Shall we, in this her trial, Forget our nation’s weal, Endure no self denial, Be wanting in our zeal? O God, whilst evil lowers In clouds of sin and shame, May these cold hearts of ours Burst into living flame, To light and lead our nation In this her time of need, Until in Christ’s salvation She shall be free indeed.

  source: Cyberhymnal