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Worship — Law of God

O perfect law of the Most High

  • No. 200
  • Words R. F. Cottrell.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O perfect law of the Most High!
Law ever holy, just, and good!
No other code with thee can vie,
Unrivaled thou hast ever stood.

2

Let thy ten words my soul convert
From every false and sinful way;
Write thy pure precepts on my heart,
That from thy truth I may not stray.

3

Then in the glorious world to come,
No more I'll need the chastening rod;
For all who reach that blissful home
Will be in harmony with God.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «200», reference line «136, 108, 215.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 136, 108 or 215); the whole hymn stands in the right column of p. 68, below hymn 199; «R. F. Cottrell.» in italics at the end. The first word after «O», «PERFECT», is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («High !», «good !», «way ;», «rod ;»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («I'll»). 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. 200 · printed page 68
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30