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Worship — Law of God

O law of God! blest and divine

  • No. 198
  • Words Mrs. L. D. A. Stuttle.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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O law of God! blest and divine!
Penned by the Everlasting Hand!
Long shall thy sacred precepts shine,
Firm as the eternal hills shall stand.

2

God's covenant shall e'er abide,
Though heaven and earth shall pass away;
That rule which is the angel's guide
Shall I not fear to disobey?

3

With all my power, from morn till night,
I'll publish 'mong the sons of men
That sacred law, though others scorn
To keep thy holy precepts ten.

4

O that an angel's tongue were mine!
Then would I magnify that word,
Which, echoing from lips divine,
From Sinai's rugged mount was heard.

5

And when old earth shall be restored
To Eden beauty, fair and bright,
And God himself shall dwell with men,
Still in that law shall I delight.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «198», reference line «108, 343, 64.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 108, 343 or 64); the whole hymn stands in the left column of p. 68, below hymn 197; «Mrs. L. D. A. Stuttle.» in italics at the end. The first word after «O», «LAW», is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and «?» («God !», «divine !», «Hand !», «away ;», «disobey ?», «mine !»); it is closed up here. In stanza 2, line 2 is too long for the column and the print carries «away;» onto a line of its own; it is joined here. The printer's curly apostrophes are written straight («God's», «e'er», «angel's», «I'll», «'mong», «Sinai's»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Law of God · No. 198 · printed page 68
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30