3
SONG 46
8,6,8,6
tune: St. Thomas, 119.
Romans 3:19-22
19-22 Vain are the hopes the sons of men
upon their works have built;
Their hearts by nature are unclean,
their actions full of guilt.
2 Silent let Jew and Gentile stand,
without one vaunting word;
And, humbled low, confess their guilt
before heav’n’s righteous Lord.
3 No hope can on the law be built
of justifying grace;
The law, that shows the sinner’s guilt,
condemns him to his face.
4 Jesus! how glorious is thy grace!
when in thy name we trust,
Our faith receives a righteousness
that makes the sinner just.