Behold How Sinners Disagree

Behold how sin­ners dis­agree

The pub­li­can and Pha­ri­see!

One doth his right­eous­ness pro­claim

The oth­er owns his guilt and shame.

The hum­ble man at dist­ance stands

And cries for grace with lift­ed hands;

The oth­er

bold­ly near the throne

Boasts of the du­ties he has done.

The Lord their diff­er­ent lang­uage knows

And dif­fer­ent an­swers He be­stows;

The hum­ble soul with grace He crowns

Whilst on the proud His an­ger frowns.

Dear Fa­ther! let me nev­er be

Joined with the boast­ing Pha­ri­see;

I have no mer­its of my on

But plead the suf­fer­ings of Thy Son.