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The Sinner — Christ the Way of Life

Shall this vile race of flesh and blood

  • No. 364
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Shall this vile race of flesh and bloodContend with their Creator, God?Shall mortal worms presume to beMore holy, wise, or just, than he?

2

From night to day, from day to night,We die by thousands in thy sight;Buried in dust whole nations lie,Like a forgotten vanity.

3

Almighty Power, to thee we bow;How frail are we! how glorious thou!No more the sons of earth shall dareWith an eternal God compare.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «364» (large) in the right column of p. 120 below hymn 363, reference line «171, 58, 316,» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 171, 58 or 316; the line ends with a comma, not a period), three numbered stanzas, «Isaac Watts.» in italics at the end, at the foot of the page. The first word «SHALL» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «?», «;» and «!» («God ?», «he ?», «sight ;», «bow ;», «we !», «thou !»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. The four lines of each stanza are set flush (no indentation). No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8, in couplets).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Christ the Way of Life · No. 364 · printed page 120
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01