Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Godly Life

And is the gospel peace and love?

  • No. 629
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

And is the gospel peace and love?Such let our conversation be;The serpent blended with the dove—Wisdom and meek simplicity.

2

Whene'er the angry passions rise,And tempt our thoughts and tongues to strife;To Jesus let us lift our eyes,Bright Pattern of the Christian life.

3

Dispensing good where'er he came,The labors of his life were love;Then if we bear the Saviour's name,By his example let us move.

4

O, how benevolent and kind!How mild—how ready to forgive!Be this the temper of our mind,And these the rules by which we live.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «629» (large) in the right column of p. 206, under «Isaac Watts.» of hymn 628, with the italic reference line «624, 538, 875.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 624, 538 or 875) beside the number; four stanzas, numbered «1» … «4» (no period; written «1.» … here as in the other deliveries of this book), lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented; «Anon.» in italics after stanza 4. The first word «AND» is set in capitals and small capitals; written in ordinary type here. Stanza 2, line 2 runs over the column width and its last words «to strife;» stand on the next printed line: joined here as one verse line. «Pattern» is capitalized in stanza 2 as printed. The print sets a thin space before «?», «;» and «!» («love ?», «be ;», «kind !»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Godly Life · No. 629 · printed page 206
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02